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A mortal,אֱנוֹשׁlike grassכֶּחָצִירare his days;יָמָיוlike a flowerכְּצִיץof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהsoכֵּןhe flourishes;יָצִיץ
Psalms 103:15
Study it in the app“A mortal, like grass are his days; like a flower of the field, so he flourishes;”
God knows our frame and remembers that we are dustDeath and Eternal Life
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 103:15, word by word
- A mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- like grassחָצִירchatsir
grass
Grass that soon withers.
Where else “chatsir” appears- are his daysיָמָיyamay
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamay” appears- like a flowerצִיץtsits
flower
An opened bud of a plant, beautiful but short-lived.
Where else “tsits” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- he flourishesיָצִיץyatsits
blossom
To put out petals; grow strong, thrive.
Where else “yatsits” appears
The context
14For he knows our frame; he remembers that dust we are.
15 · This verse (above)
16for a wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place no longer recognizes it.