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Lifeחַיִּיםhe askedשָׁאַלof you;מִמְּךָyou gave itנָתַתָּהto him,לּוֹlengthאֹרֶךְof daysיָמִיםforever and ever.עוֹלָם וָעֶד
Psalms 21:4
Study it in the app“Life he asked of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 21:4, word by word
- Lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- he askedשָׁאַלshaal
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaal” appears- you gave itנָתַתָּהnatata
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natata” appears- lengthאֹרֶךְorech
patience
A long time: long life; endurance.
Where else “orech” appears- of daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- forever and everעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- forever and everעֶדed
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ed” appears
The context
3For you go out to meet him with blessings of good; you set on his head a crown of fine gold.
4 · This verse (above)
5Great is his glory through your salvation; splendor and majesty you place upon him.