Psalm 104:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He lays the beamsהַ֥מְקָרֶֽה
(ham·ka·reh)
7136b: to lay the beams ofdenominative verb from qorah
of His upper chambersעֲ‍ֽלִיֹּ֫ותָ֥יו
(a·li·yo·v·tav)
5944: a roof chamberfrom alah
in the waters;בַמַּ֗יִם
(vam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
He makesהַשָּׂם־
(has·sam-)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the cloudsעָבִ֥ים
(a·vim)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
His chariot;רְכוּבֹ֑ו
(re·chu·vov;)
7398: a chariotfrom rakab
He walksהַֽ֝מְהַלֵּ֗ךְ
(ham·hal·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־
(kan·fei-)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word
of the wind;רֽוּחַ׃
(ru·ach.)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Who layeth the beams
qarah  (kaw-raw')
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
of his chambers
`aliyah  (al-ee-yaw')
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky -- ascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.
in the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
who maketh
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
his chariot
rkuwb  (rek-oob')
a vehicle (as ridden on) -- chariot.
who walketh
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
upon the wings
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
of the wind
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;

King James Bible
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,

International Standard Version
He lays the beams of his roof loft on the water above, making clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

NET Bible
and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He makes his lofty dwellings in the waters and sets his chariot above the clouds and walks upon the wings of the wind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You lay the beams of your home in the water. You use the clouds for your chariot. You move on the wings of the wind.

King James 2000 Bible
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks upon the wings of the wind:
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