Psalm 118:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They surroundedסַבּ֤וּנִי
(sab·bu·ni)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me like bees;כִדְבֹורִ֗ים
(chid·vo·v·rim)
1682: a beefrom dabar
They were extinguishedדֹּ֭עֲכוּ
(do·'a·chu)
1846: to go out, be extinguisheda prim. root
as a fireכְּאֵ֣שׁ
(ke·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
of thorns;קֹוצִ֑ים
(ko·v·tzim;)
6975: a thorn, thornbushfrom an unused word
In the nameבְּשֵׁ֥ם
(be·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
I will surelyכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
cut them off.אֲמִילַֽם׃
(a·mi·lam.)
4135: to circumcisea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They compassed me about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
like bees
dbowrah  (deb-o-raw')
the bee (from its systematic instincts) -- bee.
they are quenched
da`ak  (daw-ak')
to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up -- be extinct, consumed, put out, quenched.
as the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
of thorns
qowts  (kotse)
a thorn -- thorn.
for in the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
I will destroy
muwl  (mool)
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
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Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off.

King James Bible
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire among thorns; in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

International Standard Version
They surrounded me like bees; but they will be extinguished like burning thorns. In the name of the LORD I will defeat them.

NET Bible
They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They surrounded me like wasps and were extinguished like a grass fire, and in The Name of Lord Jehovah I destroyed them!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes. [So armed] with the name of the LORD, I defeated them.

King James 2000 Bible
They encompassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
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