Psalm 59:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They returnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ
(ya·shu·vu)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
at evening,לָ֭עֶרֶב
(la·'e·rev)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
they howlיֶהֱמ֥וּ
(ye·he·mu)
1993: to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterousa prim. root
like a dog,כַכָּ֗לֶב
(chak·ka·lev)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation
And go aroundוִיסֹ֥ובְבוּ
(vi·so·vv·vu)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
the city.עִֽיר׃
(ir.)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
They return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
at evening
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
they make a noise
hamah  (haw-maw')
to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
like a dog
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
and go round about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city.

King James Bible
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They return at evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

International Standard Version
At night they return like howling dogs; they prowl around the city.

NET Bible
They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They shall be turned back in the evening and they will growl like dogs and will surround the city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They return in the evening. They howl like dogs. They prowl the city.

King James 2000 Bible
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
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