Psalms 81:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תִּקְע֣וּ בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃

Transliteration

tiqʿû in the ḥōdeš šôp̄ār, in the kēseh for yôm our ḥaggēnû

Grammar Details

*tiqʿû*: qal imperative plural - 'blow/sound'
*ḥōdeš*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - 'in the new moon/month'
*šôp̄ār*: masculine singular noun - 'ram's horn/trumpet'
*kēseh*: masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - 'in the full moon/appointed time'
*yôm*: masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition lamed - 'for the day of'
*ḥaggēnû*: masculine singular noun with 1st person plural possessive suffix - 'our feast/festival'

Word Meanings

*tiqʿû*: blow/sound/blast
*ḥōdeš*: new moon/month/lunar cycle
*šôp̄ār*: ram's horn/trumpet/shofar
*kēseh*: full moon/appointed time/covering (possibly referring to specific festival)
*ḥaggēnû*: our feast/our festival/our pilgrimage festival

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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