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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 139:20 - Take
Psalms 139:20 - For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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For | H834 | אֲשֶׁר |
{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc. |
they speak | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
against thee wickedly | H4209 | מְזִמָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a {plan} usually evil ({machination }) sometimes good (sagacity) |
and thine enemies | H6145 | עָר |
[Noun Masculine] a foe (as watchful for mischief) |
take | H5375 | נָשָׂא |
[Verb] to {lift} in a great variety of {applications} literally and {figuratively} absolutely and relatively |
thy name in vain | H7723 | שָׁוְא |
[Noun Masculine] evil (as {destructive }) literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as {false} subjectively): uselessness (as {deceptive} objectively; also adverbially in vain) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.