Terrorאֵימָתָהand dreadוָפַחַדfellתִּפֹּלupon them;עֲלֵיהֶםby the greatnessבִּגְדֹלof your armזְרוֹעֲךָthey were as stillיִדְּמוּas a stone,כָּאָבֶןuntilעַדyour people,עַמְּךָYHWH,יְהוָהpassed by,יַעֲבֹרuntilעַדthe peopleעַםwhomזוּyou acquiredקָנִיתָpassed by.יַעֲבֹר
Exodus 15:16
Study it in the app“Terror and dread fell upon them; by the greatness of your arm they were as still as a stone, until your people, YHWH, passed by, until the people whom you acquired passed by.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:16, word by word
- Terrorאֵימָתָemata
terror
A great fear.
Where else “emata” appears- and dreadפַחַדfachad
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “fachad” appears- fellתִּפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- by the greatnessגְדֹלgedol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedol” appears- of your armזְרוֹעֲzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- they were as stillיִדְּמוּyidmu
be silent
To stop speaking or moving; to wait in stillness.
Where else “yidmu” appears- as a stoneאָבֶןaven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “aven” appears- your peopleעַמְּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- passed byיַעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- whomזוּzu
which
Joins a clause to what has just been named (in poetry).
Where else “zu” appears- you acquiredקָנִיתָkanita
acquire
To get something: "get wisdom".
Where else “kanita” appears
The context
15Then the chieftains of Edom were dismayed; the mighty of Moab, trembling seized them; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
16 · This verse (above)
17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance, the place for you to dwell in that you have made, YHWH, the sanctuary, Adonai, that your hands have established.