Psalms 144:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְֽהוָ֗ה מָה־אָ֭דָם וַתֵּדָעֵ֑הוּ בֶּן־אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ וַֽתְּחַשְּׁבֵֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

YHWH, what is ʾādām that you wattēdāʿēhû, ben-ʾĕnôš that you wattĕḥaššĕbēhû?

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
*māh*: interrogative pronoun - what
*ʾādām*: noun masculine singular - mankind/human
*wattēdāʿēhû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and you know him
*ben*: noun masculine construct - son of
*ʾĕnôš*: noun masculine singular - man/mankind
*wattĕḥaššĕbēhû*: conjunction + Piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and you think of him/consider him

Word Meanings

*ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity
*wattēdāʿēhû*: and you know him/take notice of him/care for him
*ʾĕnôš*: man/mortal/mankind (often emphasizing frailty)
*wattĕḥaššĕbēhû*: and you consider him/think of him/regard him

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 8:4 : 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Heb 2:6 : 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Job 7:17 : 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
Job 15:14 : 14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Ps 146:3-4 : 3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

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