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psalm_34:12

Psalm 34:12

Hebrew
לְֽכוּ בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ לִ֑י יִֽרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽם
ESV
What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
NIV
Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
NLT
Does anyone want to live a life that is long and prosperous?
LXX
τίς ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἄνθρωπος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπῶν ἡμέρας ἰδεῖν ἀγαθάς
KJV
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Psalm 34:11 ← Psalm 34:12 → Psalm 34:13

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