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My days areיָמַיlike a shadowכְּצֵלstretched out,נָטוּיand Iוַאֲנִיlike grassכָּעֵשֶׂבwither.אִיבָשׁ
Psalms 102:11
Study it in the app“My days are like a shadow stretched out, and I like grass wither.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:11, word by word
- My days areיָמַyama
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yama” appears- like a shadowצֵלtsel
shadow
A shadow: the dark shape something leaves when it blocks the light, and which soon passes.
Where else “tsel” appears- stretched outנָטוּיnatuy
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “natuy” appears- like grassעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- witherאִיבָשׁivash
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “ivash” appears
Translation note
“A shadow stretched out”: the long shadow of evening, about to disappear.
The context
10because of your indignation and your wrath; for you lifted me up and threw me down.
11 · This verse (above)
12But you, YHWH, forever sit enthroned, and your remembrance is to generation and generation.