Psalm 38:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But I, like a deaf man,כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ
(che·che·resh)
2795: deaffrom charash
do not hear;אֶשְׁמָ֑ע
(esh·ma;)
8085: to heara prim. root
And [I am] like a mute manוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם
(u·che·'il·lem)
483: mute (unable to speak)from the same as alam
who does not openיִפְתַּח־
(yif·tach-)
6605a: to opena prim. root
his mouth.פִּֽיו׃
(piv.)
6310: moutha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But I as a deaf
cheresh  (khay-rashe')
deaf (whether literally or spir.) -- deaf.
man heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not and I was as a dumb man
'illem  (il-lame')
speechless -- dumb (man).
that openeth
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
not his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

King James Bible
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.

International Standard Version
I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, and like the mute, who cannot open his mouth.

NET Bible
But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But I, like a deaf man, have not heard, and like a dumb man, I did not open my mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I am like a person who cannot hear and like a person who cannot speak.

King James 2000 Bible
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.
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