Psalm 143:4

My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
Psalm 143:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י רוּחִ֑י בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם לִבִּֽי׃

  1. וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ףva.tit.'a.Tef“and it has fainted away”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָטַף · “to enfeeble” · Strong's H5848C
  2. עָלַ֣י'a.Lai“on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. רוּחִ֑יru.Chi“spirit my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, feminine, singular · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7307G
  4. בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗יbe.to.Khi“in [the] midst of me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  5. יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyish.to.Mem“it is appalled”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמֵם · “appalled” · Strong's H8074H
  6. לִבִּֽי׃li.Bi“heart my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)