The Meaning of Psalms 107:5 Explained

Psalms 107:5

KJV: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

YLT: Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

Darby: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them:

ASV: Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Hungry  and thirsty,  their soul  fainted  in them. 

What does Psalms 107:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalm 107

1  The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence
4  Over travelers
10  Over captives
17  Over sick men
23  Over sailors
33  And in diverse varieties of life

What do the individual words in Psalms 107:5 mean?

Hungry and thirsty their soul in them fainted
רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־ צְמֵאִ֑ים נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם בָּהֶ֥ם תִּתְעַטָּֽף

רְעֵבִ֥ים  Hungry 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָעָב  
Sense: hungry.
צְמֵאִ֑ים  thirsty 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צָמֵא  
Sense: thirsty.
נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם  their  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
בָּהֶ֥ם  in  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
תִּתְעַטָּֽף  fainted 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָטוּף 
Sense: to turn aside.