Psalm 137:1
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
By the riversנַהֲרֹ֨ותna·ha·ro·vt5104a stream, riverfrom nahar
of Babylon,בָּבֶ֗לba·vel894an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital cityperhaps from balal
Thereשָׁ֣םsham8033there, thithera prim. adverb
we sat downיָ֭שַׁבְנוּya·shav·nu3427to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
and wept,בָּכִ֑ינוּba·chi·nu;1058to weep, bewaila prim. root
When we rememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe·za·che·re·nu2142remembera prim. root
Zion.צִיֹּֽון׃tzi·yo·vn.6726a mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer.from the same as tsiyyah
KJV Lexicon
By the rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
of Babylon
Babel  (baw-bel')
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon.
there we sat down
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
yea we wept
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
when we remembered
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
Zion
Tsiyown  (tsee-yone')
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem -- Zion.
New American Standard (©1995)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.

King James Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

American King James Version
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

American Standard Version
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

Darby Bible Translation
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

English Revised Version
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Webster's Bible Translation
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

World English Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Young's Literal Translation
By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

תהילים 137:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עַ֥ל נַהֲרֹ֨ות ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת־צִיֹּֽון׃

תהילים 137:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
על נהרות ׀ בבל שם ישבנו גם־בכינו בזכרנו את־ציון׃

תהילים 137:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
על נהרות ׀ בבל שם ישבנו גם־בכינו בזכרנו את־ציון׃

תהילים 137:1 Hebrew Bible
על נהרות בבל שם ישבנו גם בכינו בזכרנו את ציון׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
(136-1) super flumina Babylonis ibi sedimus et flevimus cum recordaremur Sion

Babylon Memory Remembered Rivers Sat Seated Sit Waters Weeping Wept Yea Yes Zion

Babylon Memory Remembered Rivers Sat Seated Sit Waters Weeping Wept Zion

Babylon Memory Remembered Rivers Sat Seated Sit Waters Weeping Wept Zion

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