Psalms 147:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃

Transliteration

Hārōphēʾ lishbūrê lēb ūmehabbēsh leʿatstsebōwtām

Grammar Details

*Hārōphēʾ*: participle with definite article, masculine singular - the one healing
*lishbūrê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to/for the broken ones of
*lēb*: noun, masculine singular - heart
*ūmehabbēsh*: conjunction + participle, masculine singular - and binding up
*leʿatstsebōwtām*: preposition + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for their wounds/sorrows

Word Meanings

*Hārōphēʾ*: heals/healing/the healer
*shbūrê*: broken ones/shattered ones/crushed ones
*lēb*: heart/mind/inner being
*mehabbēsh*: binds up/bandages/dresses
*ʿatstsebōwtām*: their wounds/their pains/their sorrows/their hurts

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 5:18 : 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Ps 34:18 : 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Ps 51:17 : 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken{H8737)} spirit: a broken{H8737)} and a contrite{H8737)} heart, O God, thou wilt not despise{H8799)}.
Jer 33:6 : 6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Hos 6:1-2 : 1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Mal 4:2 : 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Isa 1:5-6 : 5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

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