Psalm 58:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They have venomחֲמַת־
(cha·mat-)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
likeכִּדְמ֥וּת
(kid·mut)
1823: likeness, similitudefrom damah
the venomחֲמַת־
(cha·mat-)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
of a serpent;נָחָ֑שׁ
(na·chash;)
5175: a serpentfrom an unused word
Likeכְּמֹו־
(ke·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a deafחֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ
(che·resh)
2795: deaffrom charash
cobraפֶ֥תֶן
(fe·ten)
6620: (a venomous serpent) perhaps cobrafrom an unused word
that stopsיַאְטֵ֥ם
(ya·tem)
331: to shut, shut upa prim. root
up its ear,אָזְנֹֽו׃
(a·ze·nov.)
241: an earfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Their poison
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
is like
dmuwth  (dem-ooth')
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like -- fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
the poison
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
of a serpent
nachash  (naw-khawsh')
a snake (from its hiss) -- serpent.
they are like the deaf
cheresh  (khay-rashe')
deaf (whether literally or spir.) -- deaf.
adder
pethen  (peh'-then)
an asp (from its contortions) -- adder.
that stoppeth
'atam  (aw-tam')
to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs) -- narrow, shut, stop.
her ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

King James Bible
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

International Standard Version
Their venom is like a poisonous snake; even like a deaf serpent that shuts its ears,

NET Bible
Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Their venom is like a snake's or that of a cockatrice, or like a deaf asp that covers its ears.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They have poisonous venom like snakes. They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears

King James 2000 Bible
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stops its ear;
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