Psalms 86:0

Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 86:1
תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד
A Prayer of David.
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Psalms 86:0
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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
תְּפִלָּ֗ה Revia Gadol — a lesser break לְדָ֫וִ֥ד Ole We-Yored — the strongest pause of a poetic verse
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Word Parts
תְּפִלָּ֗ה
תְּפִלָּ֗ה
Root word prayer, prayers
Dictionary form: תְּפִלָּה · teh-pil-LAW
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
תְּפִלָּה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: a prayer
my prayer ×12 the prayer ×11 a prayer ×6 thy prayer ×6 prayer ×5 their prayer ×5 and my prayer ×2 his prayer ×2
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prayer — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
petition — Emphasizes a specific request addressed to God.
supplication — Highlights earnest, humble pleading; formal register.
intercession — Use when praying on behalf of others.
plea — Informal; conveys urgency and emotional appeal.
entreaty — Formal; stresses appealing to a higher authority.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6655 H8605

BDB6654 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6656

תְּפִלָּה77 noun feminine prayer; — ׳ת Isa 1:15 +, construct תְּפִּלַּת Ps 80:5 +; suffix תְּפלָּתִי Ps 4:2 +, etc.; plural תְּפִלּוֺת Ps 72:20 —

1. a. prayer, 1Kgs 8:38 = 2Chr 6:29; Isa 1:15; Ps 35:13; Ps 80:5 +.
  b. pray a prayer, ׳ת ׳הִתְפ 2Sam 7:27; 1Kgs 8:54 (compare v1Kgs 8:28 v1Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 6:20); ׳דִּבֶּר בַּתּ Dan 9:21 specifically of intercession, ׳נשׂא ת, with בְּעַד in behalf of 2Kgs 19:4 = Isa 37:4; Jer 7:16; Jer 11:14.
  c. אֶלאֱֿלֹהִים ׳ת 2Chr 33:18, לְאֵל Ps 42:9, compare Ps 69:14 with verb + לפני Ps 88:3; Ps 141:2 תְּקַדְּמֶ֑ךָּ ׳תּ Ps 88:14.
  d. ׳בית ת Isa 56:7 (twice in verse) house of prayer (temple); with verb + ׳אֶליֿ + אלהֿיכל Jonah 2:8 with verb + למעון קדשׁו 2Chr 30:27.
  e. hear prayer ׳שׁמע (אֶתֿ) ת 1Kgs 8:45; 1Kgs 8:49 = 2Chr 6:35; 2Chr 6:39; 1Kgs 9:3; Ps 4:2; Ps 39:13 + 9 t.; ׳שׁמע אֶלתֿ 1Kgs 8:28; 1Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 6:20; Neh 1:6; Dan 9:17 ׳פנהאל ת 1Kgs 8:28 = 2Chr 6:19; Ps 102:18 ׳אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֺת לת 2Chr 6:40; 2Chr 7:15, compare Neh 1:11 (אֶל), הַקְשִׁיבָה ׳ת Ps 61:2 ׳הִקְשִׁיבּ בְּקוֺל ת Ps 66:19 ׳הַאֲזִינָה ת Ps 17:1; Ps 55:2; Ps 86:6 ׳לקח ת Ps 6:10 compare Ps 66:20; Ps 102:18b.
2. in Psalm-titles, poetic, liturgical prayer Ps 17:1; Ps 86:1; Ps 90:1; Ps 102:1; Ps 142:1; Hab 3:1 of Davidic Psalter, תפלות דוד Ps 72:20.

Strong's Definition H8605
prayer, prayers
tĕpillâ
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
  • prayer
    • prayer
      • "pray a prayer"house of prayer"hear prayer"in Psalm titles (of poetic or liturgical prayer)
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 31 English renderings
Pray
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Word Parts
לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
דָ֫וִ֥ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of david")
Dictionary form: דָּוִד · daw-WID
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar R/Np
Noun — Proper Name
לְ Speech Preposition
דָוִד Speech Noun Type Proper Name
In English
In the KJV here: of david
david ×341 of david ×222 and david ×220 davids ×36 so david ×26 a psalm of david ×22 then david ×21 unto david ×16
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David — Standard modern English spelling; use in all contexts.
David's — Possessive form; for genitive or ownership contexts.
King David — Use when royal identity or authority is emphasized.
David the king — More formal; highlights his royal office explicitly.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1866 H1732

BDB1865 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1867

דָּוִד, דָּוִיד1066 proper name, masculine David, son of יִשַׂי, king of Israel, whose dynasty remained on the throne of Jerusalem till the Babylonian exile (compare 2Sam 7:11-15 etc.) (beloved one ? compare BaNB 189; according to SayceModern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f. originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare דודה name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI12) — דָּוִד always Ruth, Samuel, Kings (except 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36) Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah; also 1Chr 13:6; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25 (c. 790 t.); דָּוִיד always Zechariah, Chronicles (except 1Chr 13:6), Ezra, Nehemiah; also Amos 6:5 (where gloss according to PetersHebraica. Apr. 1886, p. 175) Amos 9:11; Hos 3:5; Ezek 34:23; 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36; Song 4:4 (c. 276 t.); — first named 1Sam 16:13 compare also Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22; 2Sam 1:1 +, 1Kgs 1:1 +, 1Kgs 2:1 +, etc. (see above); in titles of Psalm 3-9, 11-32, 34-41, 51-65, 68-70, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138-145 (73 in all); also in Ps 18:51 (= 2Sam 22:51); 2Sam 72:20; 2Sam 89:36; 2Sam 89:50; 2Sam 122:5; 2Sam 132:17 עַבְדִּי ׳ד (׳י speaks) 2Sam 3:18; 2Sam 7:5; 2Sam 7:8 = 1Chr 17:4; 1Chr 17:7 compare v1Chr 17:26 = 1Chr 17:24, also 1Kgs 8:24; 1Kgs 8:25; 1Kgs 8:26; 1Kgs 8:66 = 2Chr 6:15; 2Chr 6:16; 2Chr 6:17; 2Chr 11:32; 2Chr 11:34; 2Chr 11:36; 2Chr 11:38; 2Chr 14:8; 2Kgs 8:19; 2Kgs 19:34 = Isa 37:35; 2Kgs 20:6 compare further Ps 18:1; Ps 36:1 (both titles compare above) Ps 78:70; Ps 89:4; Ps 89:21; Ps 132:10; Ps 144:10; Jer 33:21; Jer 33:22; Jer 33:26 so also as represented in coming (Messianic) ruler Ezek 34:23; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25, compare Hos 3:5; Jer 30:9 (see עֶבֶד). Phrases are:
  a. ׳עִיר ד (according to SayceMod.Rev.l.c. originally city of god Dod [o]) = stronghold or citadel of Zion, 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9 = 1Chr 11:5; 1Chr 11:7; 2Sam 6:10; 2Sam 6:12; 2Sam 6:16 = 1Chr 13:13; 1Chr 15:1; 1Chr 15:29, compare Isa 22:9 especially of burial of kings 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2; 1Kgs 9:24 = 2Chr 8:11; 1Kgs 11:27 v1Kgs 11:43 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:13; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 16:14; 1Kgs 22:50 = 2Chr 21:1; 2Kgs 8:24 = 2Chr 21:20; 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 12:22 = 2Chr 24:25; 2Kgs 14:20; 2Kgs 15:7, v2Kgs 15:38 = 2Chr 27:9; 2Kgs 16:20 burial of Jehoiada 2Chr 24:16 further 2Chr 32:5; 2Chr 32:30; 2Chr 33:14; Neh 12:37 compare also ׳קִרְיַת חָנָה ד Isa 29:1.
  b. ׳בֵּית ד 2Sam 3:1; 2Sam 3:6 + (compare בַּיִת 5 c.
  c. ׳אֹהֶל ד Isa 16:5 (compare אֹהֶל 2).
  d. ׳סֻכַּת ד Amos 9:11 (compare סֻכָּה below סכך).
  e. ׳כִּסֵּא ד 2Sam 3:10 compare 1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Kgs 2:45; Isa 9:6; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:2; Jer 22:30; Jer 29:16; Jer 36:30 compare Jer 13:13; Jer 22:4, (compare also כִּסֵּא). feminine ׳קִבְרֵי ד Neh 3:16 compare 2Chr 32:33 ׳קִבְרֵי בְנֵידֿ (compare קֶבֶר).
  g. ׳מִגְדַּל ד Song 4:4.
  h. אישׁ האלהים ׳כְּלֵישִֿׁיר ד Neh 12:36.
  i. ׳אֱלֹהֵי ד 2Kgs 20:5 + (compare אֱלֹהִים 4 b).
  j. ׳חַסְדֵי ד 2Chr 6:42; Isa 55:3 (compare 2Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 3:6; Ps 89:50; 2Chr 1:8 etc.). — (On text note the following: — דָּוִד 1Sam 30:20a strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ7 We Dr; 2Sam 3:5 read probably name of a former husband of Eglah We Dr; 2Sam 13:39 read רוּחַ Wep.223 Dr; 2Sam 19:44 read בְּכוֺר (for בדוד) ᵐ5 The We Dr; insert דָּוִד 2Sam 9:11; 2Sam 15:32 & 2Sam 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr; in 1Chr 18:12; Ps 60:1 אבשׁי & יואב are less original than דָּוִד 2Sam 8:13 We Dr).

Strong's Definition H1732
david, davids
dāwid
beloved
David, the youngest son of Jesse
  • youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel
Variations 25 forms of this word
Translations 84 English renderings
David King of Israel
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