Psalm 17:12
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
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 ...
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →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.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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