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The openingפֵּתַחof your wordsדְּבָרֶיךָgives light,יָאִירgiving understandingמֵבִיןto the simple.פְּתָיִים
Psalms 119:130
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:130, word by word
- The openingפֵּתַחpetach
unfolding, opening
Opening, entrance; what opens and lets something be seen, a disclosure.
Where else “petach” appears- of your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- gives lightיָאִירyair
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “yair” appears- giving understandingמֵבִיןmevin
teach
To make someone understand, to teach him the way.
Where else “mevin” appears- to the simpleפְּתָיִיםpetayim
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “petayim” appears
The context
129Wonders are your testimonies; therefore my soul guards them.
130 · This verse (above)
131My mouth I opened wide and panted, because I longed for your commandments.