Psalm 78:38
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
רָחַם
râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
כָּפַר
kâphar
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
הָפַךְ
hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
גָּרָה
gârâh
properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּפַר kâphar
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
Study H3722 →רָחַם râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
Study H7355 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
Study H4392 →הָפַךְ hâphak
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
Study H2015 →Cross References
For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
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