Psalm 140:11
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
כּוּן
kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
צוּד
tsûwd
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
חָמָס
châmâç
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
הָפַךְ
hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
Key Terms in This Verse
אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →צוּד tsûwd
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
Study H6679 →הָפַךְ hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
Study H2015 →כּוּן kûwn
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render su...
Study H3559 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
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