Psalm 137:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

Young's Literal Translation
By rivers of Babylon—There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

King James Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Hebrew
By
עַ֥ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the rivers
נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ (na·hă·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity

of Babylon
בָּבֶ֗ל (bā·ḇel)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city

we sat
יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ (yā·šaḇ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

wept
בָּכִ֑ינוּ (bā·ḵî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan

when we remembered
בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ (bə·zā·ḵə·rê·nū)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

Zion.
צִיּֽוֹן׃ (ṣî·yō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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