Psalm 55:6
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וָאֹמַ֗ר
wā-’ō-mar,
So I saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs
4310 [e]מִֽי־
mî-
Oh thatInterjection
5414 [e]יִתֶּן־
yit-ten-
I hadPrep | 1cs
  לִּ֣י
toPrep
83 [e]אֵ֭בֶר
’ê-ḇer
wingsN-ms
3123 [e]כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה
kay-yō-w-nāh,
like a dovePrep-k, Art | N-fs
5774 [e]אָע֥וּפָה
’ā-‘ū-p̄āh
I would fly awayV-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs
7931 [e]וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃
wə-’eš-kō-nāh.
and be at restConj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs





















Hebrew Texts
תהילים 55:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וָאֹמַ֗ר מִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִּ֣י אֵ֭בֶר כַּיֹּונָ֗ה אָע֥וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃

תהילים 55:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואמר מי־יתן־לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה׃

תהילים 55:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואמר מי־יתן־לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה׃

תהילים 55:6 Hebrew Bible
ואמר מי יתן לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה׃

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.
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