Psalm 127:3

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."

Word-by-Word Analysis

אֲרוּ

ʼărûw

H718

lo!

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בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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are an

נַחֲלָה

nachălâh

H5159

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

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of the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and the

פְּרִי

pᵉrîy

H6529

fruit (literally or figuratively)

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of the

רֶחֶם

rechem

H7358

the womb

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is his

שַׁחַד

shachad

H7810

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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Key Terms in This Verse

heritage H5159

נַחֲלָה nachălâh

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

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womb H7358

רֶחֶם rechem

the womb

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reward H7810

שַׁחַד shachad

a donation (venal or redemptive)

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Lo H718

אֲרוּ ʼărûw

lo!

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fruit H6529

פְּרִי pᵉrîy

fruit (literally or figuratively)

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children H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:4 cross-reference

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

1 Samuel 1:27 cross-reference

For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

Genesis 48:4 cross-reference

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Genesis 33:5 cross-reference

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

Isaiah 8:18 cross-reference

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Genesis 1:28 cross-reference

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over ever...

Genesis 24:60 cross-reference

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

1 Chronicles 28:5 cross-reference

And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

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