Hebrew of Psalm 52: 10

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I know little Hebrew or Greek, sorry!

Ps 52: 10 But I, like an olive tree in the house of God, trust in God’s faithful love forever.

From where does the word like come?

Is it in the Hebrew?

I thank you for your help.

Again, I know little Hebrew or Greek, sorry!

Thanks!
 
Is there a reason why you want to know where this one specific word comes from? I don’t know Hebrew so I can’t tell you the answer.
 
I don’t think it is in the Hebrew. The software I have does not show any of the Hebrew words being translated by “like”. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be there in some way. It could be present because of usage or grammatical form. I’m just guessing, because I don’t know anything about Hebrew either.

Nita
 
When the word “like” is used, a comparison is being made. If the “like” is not in the original Hebrew, the literal meaning is changed. Without “like” then there is no comparison.

But I, an olive tree in the house of God, trust in God’s faithful love forever.
 
Seamus_Sully said:
When the word “like” is used, a comparison is being made. If the “like” is not in the original Hebrew, the literal meaning is changed. Without “like” then there is no comparison.

But I, an olive tree in the house of God, trust in God’s faithful love forever.
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But sometimes a comparative meaning can be expressed through an ending that’s put on a word. (For an English example: worthy - worthier) I think the Hebrew software I have just gives the meaning of the root word for each of the Hebrew words. So, to get an accurate answer to your question, someone with a good knowledge of Hebrew is going to have to respond. Please do not take what I said in my first post as definitive in any way that the Hebrew does not contain the word like.

God bless,
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The Hebrew is k’zayit.

K’ is a particle meaning “as, like, according to”.

It is attached here to the word* zayit* which means “olive (tree or fruit)”.

So yes, the word “like” is definitely in the Hebrew text.
 
Talmida

I want to thank you for your kind help!

What Hebrew dictionary do you suggest?

Also, Greek?
 
You’re welcome, Seamus. 🙂

I guess it depends what you want the dictionary for. I’ve been studying Hebrew for about 3 years or so, and I have two: The Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) which is in depth, old-fashioned and can be hard to use; and Wm. Holladay’s Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, which has more complex word entries (instead of just 3 letter roots) and clearer definitions.

I use the Holladay for everyday translating, but if I find a passage that’s seriously obscure, I’ll double check with the BDB to see if etymology or history or whatever can help.

I can offer no suggestions on the Greek – I’ve never studied the language.
 
I would like to use it in helping me understand translations that already exist.

I know so little Hebrew that I cannot even begin to think about translating.

I have studied several languages. However, I can only study in English.

I want to thank you for your helpful ideas.

I enjoy reading Talmudic writings; I would think you too like that kind of writing. I would use the dictionary for that too, I guess.
 
check out,

Analytical Key to the Old Testament 4 volume set By: John Joseph Owens

too, I hear it is now avialable on cdrom.
 
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