Psalms 51:5

“Look, in iniquity I was brought forth, and in sin my mother conceived me.”

Psalms 51:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 51:5, word by word

in iniquityעָווֹןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avon” appears
I was brought forthחוֹלָלְתִּיcholalti

give birth

To bring a child into the world, or come into the world.

Where else “cholalti” appears
and in sinחֵטְאchet

offense, sin

Offense, sin; its penalty.

Where else “chet” appears
my motherאִמִּimi

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “imi” appears
conceived meיֶחֱמַתְyechemat

conceive

For a woman to begin to expect a child, to conceive it in her womb.

Where else “yechemat” appears

The context

4Against you, against you alone, I have sinned, and what is evil in your eyes I have done, so that you may be righteous when you speak, pure when you judge.

5 · This verse (above)

6Look, you delight in truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part you make me know wisdom.

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