Psalm 55:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I said,וָאֹמַ֗ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Oh,מִֽי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
that I hadיִתֶּן־
(yit·ten-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
wingsאֵ֭בֶר
(e·ver)
83: pinionsfrom the same as abar
like a dove!כַּיֹּונָ֗ה
(kai·yo·v·nah)
3123: dovefrom an unused word
I would fly awayאָע֥וּפָה
(a·'u·fah)
5774a: to flya prim. root
and be at rest.וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃
(ve·'esh·ko·nah.)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Oh that
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
I had wings
'eber  (ay-ber')
a pinion -- (long-)wing(-ed).
like a dove
yownah  (yo-naw')
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) -- dove, pigeon.
for then would I fly away
`uwph  (oof)
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
and be at rest
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

King James Bible
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said, "If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

International Standard Version
I said, "O, who will give me the wings of a dove, so that I could fly away and live somewhere else?

NET Bible
I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But I said, “Who would give me wings like a dove?” I had flown and I would have rested.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I said, "If only I had wings like a dove- I would fly away and find rest.

King James 2000 Bible
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
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