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Struck downהוּכָּהlike grassכָעֵשֶׂבand withered isוַיִּבַשׁmy heart,לִבִּיforכִּיI forgetשָׁכַחְתִּיto eatמֵאֲכֹלmy bread.לַחְמִי
Psalms 102:4
Study it in the app“Struck down like grass and withered is my heart, for I forget to eat my bread.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:4, word by word
- Struck downהוּכָּהhuka
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “huka” appears- like grassעֵשֶׂבesev
plants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appears- and withered isיִּבַשׁyivash
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “yivash” appears- my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- I forgetשָׁכַחְתִּיshachachti
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachachti” appears- to eatאֲכֹלachol
feed
To feed.
Where else “achol” appears- my breadלַחְמִlachmi
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachmi” appears
The context
3For my days have been consumed in smoke, and my bones like a hearth are burned.
4 · This verse (above)
5Because of the sound of my groaning my bone clings to my flesh.