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Examine me,חָקְרֵנִיEl,אֵלand knowוְדַעmy heart;לְבָבִיtest meבְּחָנֵנִיand knowוְדַעmy anxious thoughts.שַׂרְעַפָּי
Psalms 139:23
Study it in the app“Examine me, El, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.”
David asks God to search his heart and lead himTemptation
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:23, word by word
- Examine meחָקְרֵchakre
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “chakre” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and knowדַעda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “da” appears- my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- test meבְּחָנֵbechane
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “bechane” appears- my anxious thoughtsשַׂרְעַפָּsarapa
anxious thought
An anxious thought, a worry that turns over in the mind. A very rare word.
Where else “sarapa” appears
The context
22With complete hatred I hate them; they have become enemies to me.
23 · This verse (above)
24And see if there is a way of pain in me, and lead me in the eternal way.