Strong's KJV Psalms 143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

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From Original Authorized King James Version phpBible_av

Psalms 143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

From Original Young's Literal Translation Version YLT

Psalms 143:3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

From Original World English Bible Translation Version WEB

Psalms 143:3 For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

Strong's Hebrew~English LIT Bible:
Psalms 143:3
adversary/enemy Enemy, foe אֹיֵב~'oyeb~/o-yabe'/	Chase, put to flight, f.. רָדַף~radaph~/raw-daf'/
Any, appetite, beast, b.. נֶפֶשׁ~nephesh~/neh'-fesh/	Beat to pieces, break (.. דָּכָא~daka'~/daw-kaw'/
Age, alive, appetite, .. חַי~chay~/khah'-ee/	Beat to pieces, break (.. דָּכָא~daka'~/daw-kaw'/
earth × common, country, eart.. אֶרֶץ~'erets~/eh'-rets/	"to dwell/sit" (make to) abide(-ing), .. יָשַׁב~yashab~/yaw-shab'/
Dark(-ness) (place) מַחְשָׁךְ~machshak~/makh-shawk'/	Alway(-s), ancient (tim.. עוֹלָם~`owlam~/o-lawm'/
× at all, × crying, (be.. מוּת~muwth~/mooth/

Psalms 143:3 From Original Hebrew Authorized King James Version

[341]	[7291]	[5315]	[1792]	[2416]	[1792]	[776]	[3427]	[4285]	[5769]	[4191]
['oyeb]	[radaph]	[nephesh]	[daka']	[chay]	[daka']	['erets]	[yashab]	[machshak]	[`owlam]	[muwth]
אֹיֵב אֹיֵב	רָדַף רָדַף	נֶפֶשׁ נֶפֶשׁ	דָּכָא דָּכָא	חַי חַי	דָּכָא דָּכָא	אֶרֶץ אֶרֶץ	יָשַׁב יָשַׁב	מַחְשָׁךְ מַחְשָׁךְ	עוֹלָם עוֹלָם	מוּת מוּת
adversary/enemy	chase, put to fli...	any, appetite, be...	beat to pieces, b...	age, alive, appe...	beat to pieces, b...	earth	"to dwell/sit"	dark(-ness) (place)	alway(-s), ancien...	× at all, × cryin...
בֵיֹא	ףַדָר	ׁשֶפֶנ	אָכָּד	יַח	אָכָּד	ץֶרֶא	בַׁשָי	ְךָׁשְחַמ	םָלֹוע	תּומ
[beyo']	[hpadar]	[hsehpen]	['akad]	[yahc]	['akad]	[stere']	[bahsay]	[kahshcam]	[malwo`]	[htwum]

Strong's Dictionary Number: [341]

341

1 Original Word: אֹיֵב
2 Word Origin: active participle of (0340)
3 Transliterated Word: 'oyeb
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 78
5 Phonetic Spelling: o-yabe'
6 Part of Speech:
7 Strong's Definition: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}; active participle of [0340;]0340; hating; an adversary:--enemy, foe.
8 Definition:

(Qal) enemy
1. personal
2. national

9 English: adversary/enemy
0 Usage: enemy, foe

Strong's Dictionary Number: [7291]

7291

1 Original Word: רָדַף
2 Word Origin: a primitive root
3 Transliterated Word: radaph
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 2124
5 Phonetic Spelling: raw-daf'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by):--chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
8 Definition:

to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after
1. (Qal)
  1. to pursue, put to flight, chase, dog, attend closely upon
  2. to persecute, harass (fig)
  3. to follow after, aim to secure (fig)
  4. to run after (a bribe) (fig)
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be pursued
  2. one pursued (participle)
3. (Piel) to pursue ardently, aim eagerly to secure, pursue
4. (Pual) to be pursued, be chased away
5. (Hiphil) to pursue, chase

9 English:
0 Usage: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [5315]

5315

1 Original Word: נֶפֶשׁ
2 Word Origin: from (05314)
3 Transliterated Word: nephesh
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1395a
5 Phonetic Spelling: neh'-fesh
6 Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
7 Strong's Definition: from [05314;]05314; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental):--any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-)contented, × fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, × would have it.
8 Definition:

soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion
1. that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man
2. living being
3. living being (with life in the blood)
4. the man himself, self, person or individual
5. seat of the appetites
6. seat of emotions and passions
7. activity of mind
  1. dubious
8. activity of the will
  1. dubious
9. activity of the character
  1. dubious

9 English:
0 Usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-)contented, × fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, (them-, your-)selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it

Strong's Dictionary Number: [1792]

1792

1 Original Word: דָּכָא
2 Word Origin: a primitive root (compare (01794))
3 Transliterated Word: daka'
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 427
5 Phonetic Spelling: daw-kaw'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root (compare [01794);]01794); to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):--beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
8 Definition:

to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
1. (Niphal)
  1. to be crushed
  2. to be contrite (fig.)
2. (Piel) to crush
3. (Pual)
  1. to be crushed, be shattered
  2. to be made contrite
4. (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

9 English:
0 Usage: beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite

Strong's Dictionary Number: [2416]

2416

1 Original Word: חַי
2 Word Origin: from (02421)
3 Transliterated Word: chay
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 644a
5 Phonetic Spelling: khah'-ee
6 Part of Speech:
7 Strong's Definition: from [02421;]02421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:--+ age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
8 Definition: adj

living, alive
1. green (of vegetation)
2. flowing, fresh (of water)
3. lively, active (of man)
4. reviving (of the springtime) n m
relatives
life (abstract emphatic)
1. life
2. sustenance, maintenance n f
living thing, animal
1. animal
2. life
3. appetite
4. revival, renewal
community

9 English:
0 Usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop

Strong's Dictionary Number: [1792]

1792

to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken
1. (Niphal)
  1. to be crushed
  2. to be contrite (fig.)
2. (Piel) to crush
3. (Pual)
  1. to be crushed, be shattered
  2. to be made contrite
4. (Hithpael) to allow oneself to be crushed

9 English:
0 Usage: beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite

Strong's Dictionary Number: [776]

776

1 Original Word: אֶרֶץ
2 Word Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
3 Transliterated Word: 'erets
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 167
5 Phonetic Spelling: eh'-rets
6 Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
7 Strong's Definition: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.
8 Definition:

land, earth
1. earth
  1. whole earth (as opposed to a part)
  2. earth (as opposed to heaven)
  3. earth (inhabitants)
2. land
  1. country, territory
  2. district, region
  3. tribal territory
  4. piece of ground
  5. land of Canaan, Israel
  6. inhabitants of land
  7. Sheol, land without return, (under) world
  8. city (-state)
3. ground, surface of the earth
  1. ground
  2. soil
4. (in phrases)
  1. people of the land
  2. space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
  3. level or plain country
  4. land of the living
  5. end(s) of the earth
5. (almost wholly late in usage)
  1. lands, countries 1e
6. often in contrast to Canaan

9 English: earth
0 Usage: × common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × nations, way, + wilderness, world

Strong's Dictionary Number: [3427]

3427

1 Original Word: יָשַׁב
2 Word Origin: a primitive root
3 Transliterated Word: yashab
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 922
5 Phonetic Spelling: yaw-shab'
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
8 Definition:

to dwell, remain, sit, abide
1. (Qal)
  1. to sit, sit down
  2. to be set
  3. to remain, stay
  4. to dwell, have one's abode
2. (Niphal) to be inhabited
3. (Piel) to set, place
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to cause to sit
  2. to cause to abide, set
  3. to cause to dwell
  4. to cause (cities) to be inhabited
  5. to marry (give an dwelling to)
5. (Hophal)
  1. to be inhabited
  2. to make to dwell

9 English: "to dwell/sit"
0 Usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-)sit(-down, -ting down, -ting (place), -uate) (still), take, tarry

Strong's Dictionary Number: [4285]

4285

1 Original Word: מַחְשָׁךְ
2 Word Origin: from (02821)
3 Transliterated Word: machshak
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 769d
5 Phonetic Spelling: makh-shawk'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: from [02821;]02821; darkness; concretely, a dark place:--dark(-ness, place).
8 Definition:

dark place, darkness, secrecy
1. hiding-place
2. dark region
3. grave

9 English:
0 Usage: dark(-ness) (place)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [5769]

5769

1 Original Word: עוֹלָם
2 Word Origin: from (05956)
3 Transliterated Word: `owlam
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1631a
5 Phonetic Spelling: o-lawm'
6 Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
7 Strong's Definition: or lolam {o-lawm'}; from [05956;]05956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:--alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare [05331,]05331, [05703.]05703.
8 Definition:

long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world
1. ancient time, long time (of past)
2. (of future)
  1. for ever, always
  2. continuous existence, perpetual
  3. everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity

9 English:
0 Usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for) (n-)ever(-lasting, -more) (of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end)

Strong's Dictionary Number: [4191]

4191

1 Original Word: מוּת
2 Word Origin: a primitive root
3 Transliterated Word: muwth
4 TDNT/TWOT Entry: TWOT - 1169
5 Phonetic Spelling: mooth
6 Part of Speech: Verb
7 Strong's Definition: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill:--X at all, × crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), × must needs, slay, × surely, × very suddenly, × in (no) wise.
8 Definition:

to die, kill, have one executed
1. (Qal)
  1. to die
  2. to die (as penalty), be put to death
  3. to die, perish (of a nation)
  4. to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
2. (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
3. (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
4. (Hophal)
  1. to be killed, be put to death 1d
5. to die prematurely

9 English:
0 Usage: × at all, × crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), × must needs, slay, × surely, × very suddenly, × in (no) wise

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