Psalm 137:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Upon the willowsעֲרָבִ֥ים
(a·ra·vim)
6155: (a kind of tree) perhaps poplar, also a wadi in Moabfrom the same as oreb
in the midstבְּתֹוכָ֑הּ
(be·to·v·chah;)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of it We hungתָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ
(ta·li·nu)
8518: to hanga prim. root
our harps.כִּנֹּרֹותֵֽינוּ׃
(kin·no·ro·v·tei·nu.)
3658: a lyreof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
We hanged
talah  (taw-law')
to suspend (especially to gibbet) -- hang (up).
our harps
kinnowr  (kin-nore')
a harp -- harp.
upon the willows
`arab  (aw-rawb')
a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles) -- willow.
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.

King James Bible
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,

International Standard Version
On the willows there we hung our harps,

NET Bible
On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Upon the willows within it we hung our harps.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We hung our lyres on willow trees.

King James 2000 Bible
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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