Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!Psalm 120:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֽוֹיָה־לִ֭י כִּי־גַ֣רְתִּי מֶ֑שֶׁךְ שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי עִֽם־אָהֳלֵ֥י קֵדָֽר׃
- אֽוֹיָה־'o.yah-“woe!”Particle, interjection · from אוֹיָה · “woe!” · Strong's H0190
- לִ֭יli“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- כִּי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- גַ֣רְתִּיGar.ti“I have sojourned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from גּוּר · “to sojourn” · Strong's H1481A
- מֶ֑שֶׁךְMe.shekh“Meshech”Noun, proper name of a place · from מֶ֫שֶׁךְ · “Meshech” · Strong's H4902H
- שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּיSha.Khan.ti“I have dwelt”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- עִֽם־'im-“with”Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
- אָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.Lei“[the] tents of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
- קֵדָֽר׃ke.Dar“Kedar”Noun, proper name of a man · from קֵדָר · “Kedar” · Strong's H6938
Places named in this verse
- Kedarpeople group · Identification: certain · Map of Kedar (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Kedar on OpenBible.info
- Meshech · today: Gordionregion · Identification: certain · Map of Meshech (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Meshech on OpenBible.info