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Psalms 147:5

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He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.	Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.	The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Great^H1419 is our Lord^H113, and of great^H7227 power^H3581: his understanding^H8394 is infinite^H4557.

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Original Hebrew

גָּדֹול אֲדֹונֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתֹו אֵין מִסְפָּר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
גָּד֣וֹל	ga.Dol	H1419	HAamsa	(is) great
אֲדוֹנֵ֣י/נוּ	'a.do.Nei./nu	H113	HNcmpc/Sp1cp	lord(s)/ our
וְ/רַב	ve./rav-	H7227	HC/Aamsc	and/ great of
כֹּ֑חַ	Ko.ach	H3581	HNcmsa	power
לִ֝/תְבוּנָת֗/וֹ	li/t.vu.na.T/o	H8394	HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms	to/ understanding/ his
אֵ֣ין	'ein	H369	HTn	there not
מִסְפָּֽר	mis.Par	H4557	HNcmsa	(is) a number

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H113 — אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn, aw-done'): or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine); lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
• H4557 — מִסְפָּר (miçpâr, mis-pawr'): from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
• H8394 — תָּבוּן (tâbûwn, taw-boon'): and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה; or תּוֹבֻנָה; from בִּין; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice; discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Great — 1 Chronicles 16:25, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 96:4, Psalms 99:2, Psalms 135:5, Psalms 145:3, Jeremiah 10:6, Jeremiah 32:17-19, Nahum 1:3, Revelation 15:3
• his understanding is infinite — Psalms 40:5, Psalms 139:17-18, Isaiah 40:28, Romans 11:33

Reciprocal references (9): 1 Samuel 2:3, Job 12:13, Job 28:23, Job 36:5, Job 37:16, Psalms 89:8, Isaiah 40:26, Daniel 2:20, Romans 16:27

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY
• Torrey’s: CLOUDS
• Nave’s: ANTHROPOMORPHISMS, GOD, PRAISE

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