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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Psalms 48:7 - Breakest
Psalms 48:7 - Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thou breakest | H7665 | שָׁבַר |
[Verb] to burst (literally or figuratively) |
| the ships | H591 | אֳנִיָּה |
[Noun Feminine] a ship |
| of Tarshish | H8659 | תַּרְשִׁישׁ |
{Tarshish} a place on the {Mediterranean} hence the epithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite |
| with an east | H6921 | קָדִים |
[Noun Masculine] the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially {eastward} for brevity the East wind) |
| wind | H7307 | רוּחַ |
[Noun Feminine] wind; by resemblance {breath} that {is} a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively {life} anger: unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance {spirit} but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.