2 Samuel 22:34

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

משוה מְשַׁוֶּה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שוה

shâvâh

Definition

properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.); avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7737

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁוָה

verb intransitive • Strongs / High • Page 1388

II. (not used) intrans. same as שָׁוָא III. to be insecure, slippery, of regions; to waver, to wander, of things and men; metaphor. to be vain, idle, empty, false, lying, bad.

שָׁוָה

verb • Root שוה • Strongs / High • Page 1393

to correspond to, to satisfy, with לְ of a person; to be fit, serviceable.

שָׁוָה

verb • Root שוה • Strongs / High • Page 1393

II. (Kal not used) trans. to put, set, place, to spread out, to arrange.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שָׁוָה

verb • Page 659

I. 1. to be even. 2. to be equal (Prov. 3:15, 8:11). 3. to be like (Prov. 26:4, Is. 40:25). 4. to be sufficient, to satisfy (Est. 5:13). 5. suitable, serviceable, useful (Est. 3:8). Pi. to make plain, to quiet one's spirit (Is. 28:25, Ps. 131:2). Hiph. to compare, liken (Lam. 2:13).

שָׁוָה

verb • Page 659

II. in Chald. Ithpa. to fear. In Hebrew not used in Kal. Pi. to despond, to terrify (Job 30:22). Nithpa. to be afraid of (Prov. 27:15).

Verb Piel participle active masculine singular absolute

LXX: ἄξιον ἐστιν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7737b:

ἄξιον 2× (6.1%)

ἐστιν 2× (5.0%)

רגליו רַגְלָיו

the feet of himself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רגל

regel

Definition

a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

Root

from H7270 (רגל);

Exhaustive

from רגל; a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda; [idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7272

הו

Definition

his, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רֶגֶל

noun • Root רגל • Strongs / High • Page 1319

common, the foot (dual רַגְלַיִם); sole of the foot (כַּף רֶגֶל); toe (אֶצְבַּע רֶגֶל); euphemistically urine; standing- or dwelling-place; metaphor. step, journey, march, tread, track, guidance; plur. רַגְלַיִם also means steps or times; modern Hebrew, pilgrimage to a festival.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רֶגֶל

com. gen. noun • Page 607

1. the foot. Is. 1: 6. 3: 16. Also metonymically at the foot or in the track of any one. 2. metaphorically a step, pace. Gen. 33: 14. Plur. רְגָלִים times, Lat. vices, Lev. 11: 23, 42.

Noun common both dual construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular

LXX: πόδασ ποδῶν πόδεσ ποσὶν πόδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H7272:

πόδασ 61× (22.3%)

ποδῶν 39× (14.5%)

πόδεσ 22× (7.9%)

ποσὶν 20× (6.9%)

πόδα 19× (6.8%)

ποὺσ 12× (4.7%)

ποδὸσ 8× (3.0%)

αὐτῆσ 7× (2.2%)

--- 6× (2.6%)

ποσίν 5× (1.8%)

כאילות כָּאַיָּלוֹת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כ

kə

Definition

like, as

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix Derived terms כאשר‎ (ka'ashér) כמו‎ (k'mó) כמות‎ (k'mót) כש־‎ (k'she-)

Exhaustive

(kaph) — as / like / according to

Core value: correspondence, patterning, resonance
כ never asserts identity. It asserts alignment.
- likeness,
- proportionality,
- conformity to a form.
Aonically, כ signals phase-alignment, not comparison.
not “like X in appearance” but “operating according to the same pattern as X.”
This is why prophetic and poetic language leans heavily on כ: it encodes structural analogy across layers, not metaphor.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אילה

ʼayâlâh

Definition

a doe or female deer

Root

feminine of H354 (איל);

Exhaustive

feminine of איל; a doe or female deer; hind.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H355

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֵילָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 114

see אֵילוֹת

אֵילָה

unknown • Root חיל • Lemma_Lookup • Page 481

Power, capacity; hence the epithet of חָכָם (Hercules) in the proper name חִקּוּ חֵילָם (Hikkem of competent ability)

אַיָּלָה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 113

Hind; female deer. Noted for its agility.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵילַת

proper name • Page 44

Elath (also Eloth), a known port in Idumea on the Arabian gulf (Deut. 2:8, 1 K. 9:26). Greek Ailana.

אַיָּלָה

noun feminine • Root איל • Page 44

hind (Gen. 49:21, 2 Sam. 22:34, Cant. 2:7).

Preposition -Like Art, Noun common feminine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0355:

No stats available

ועל וְעַל

and upon

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Conjunction, Preposition

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

במותי בָּמוֹתַי

heights

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

במה

bâmâh

Definition

an elevation

Root

from an unused root (meaning to be high);

Exhaustive

from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1116

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מוֹת

noun masculine • Root מות • Consonantal / Low • Page 830

Aramaic word for death.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

מוּת

verb • Root מות • Consonantal / Low • Page 829

(Qal) To be stretched, extended, or stiffen, as the limbs of an expiring body; hence to die, of men or animals. Metaphorically, to decay, be waste, be destroyed, or disappear.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

מוּת

verb • Root מות • Consonantal / Low • Page 830

A verb root meaning to die, to expire. The lexicon provides extensive etymological background, connecting it to Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit, and other languages.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

מָוֶת

noun masculine • Root מות • Consonantal / Low • Page 830

1. death, the state of being dead, dying; punishment of death, a capital crime; something deadly like poison or pestilence. 2. the place of the dead, hades, the underworld. 3. a designation for the highest degree of fearfulness, sorrow, or vehemence.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: ὑψηλὰ ὑψηλῶν ὑψηλοῖσ βαμα ὕψη

LXX Usage Statistics

H1116:

ὑψηλὰ 21× (19.0%)

ὑψηλῶν 17× (15.4%)

ὑψηλοῖσ 10× (7.8%)

βαμα 8× (7.0%)

ὕψη 5× (4.2%)

ὑψηλά 4× (3.5%)

στήλασ 3× (2.9%)

ὑψηλὸν 3× (2.6%)

βωμοὶ 2× (2.1%)

ἄλσοσ 2× (1.8%)

יעמדני יַעֲמִדֵנִי׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עמד

ʻâmad

Definition

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5975

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1102

(Intransitive) To stand upright, be set up (of a pillar); to stand still, stop; to stand before (in service), serve, wait upon; to assist, protect. (Figurative) To stand firm, endure, persist, persevere; to hold good; to continue to live.

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1103

To stand, stand up, stand still, stop, endure, continue, abide, be calm, stay, remain (Kal); To be established, preserved, set (Niph.); To be placed, continue to stand upright (Hoph.); To set up, to erect, place, make firm, appoint, constitute, establish, impart, set forth for a law, to make stand (Hif.).

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Strongs / High • Page 1103

Intransitive: to waver (Kal not used); causative (Hif. הֶעֱמִיר): to make waver, to cause to shake; to make rigid, to lame. (Transposed from עָמַק.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עִמָּד

preposition • Root עם • Page 513

Equivalent to עִם; a preposition found only with the suffix עִמָּדִי, meaning 'with'.

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Page 513

I. 1. To stand, stay (1 Sam. 20:38); to stand before someone as a servant (Gen. 41:46). 2. To stand firm, to abide (Ps. 33:11, 102:27). 3. To continue, stay (Ex. 9:28, Lev. 13:5). 4. To keep (a covenant) (Ezek. 17:14); to stand up, arise (Dan. 12:1, 8:23). 5. Passive of Hiphil: to be set, placed, appointed (Ezra 10:14).

עָמַד

verb • Root עמד • Page 513

Found only in Hiphil (Ezek. 29:7), by transposition for הַמְעַדְתָּ meaning 'thou causedst their loins to shake.'

Verb Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: ἔστη ἔστησαν εἱστήκει στήσεται στήσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5975:

ἔστη 65× (11.6%)

ἔστησαν 56× (10.2%)

εἱστήκει 21× (4.2%)

στήσεται 18× (3.5%)

στήσονται 14× (2.7%)

ἔστησεν 14× (2.5%)

στῆθι 12× (2.4%)

--- 10× (2.0%)

στήσει 9× (1.6%)

στῆναι 9× (1.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Setting my feet as the hinds: And upon the heights will he cause me to stand.

LITV Translation:
making my feet like hinds' feet , even causing me to stand on my high places;

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
He makes my feet like harts’ feet, And sets me upon the high places.