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פָּסַג pâçag — to cut up, i.e. (figuratively) contemplate

pronounced paw-sag' · Strong's H6448 · 1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Pi'el

Translated in the KJV as consider.

a primitive root; to cut up, i.e. (figuratively) contemplate.

pâçag in each stem

Pi'el

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Imperative 1

פַּסְּג֥וּ Ps 48:14 Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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