Psalms 104:25

“This is the sea, great and wide; there are moving things without number, animals small with great.”

Psalms 104:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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A psalm walks through the sea, the animals, and the food of every creatureCreation

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Psalms 104:25, word by word

the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gadol” appears
and wideרְחַבrechav

broad, wide

Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.

Where else “rechav” appears
and wideיָדָיִםyadayim

beside

Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.

Where else “yadayim” appears
moving thingsרֶמֶשׂremes

creeping thing

Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".

Where else “remes” appears
numberמִסְפָּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears
animalsחַיּוֹתchayot

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

Where else “chayot” appears
smallקְטַנּוֹתketanot

small

What is small in size or counts for little.

Where else “ketanot” appears

The context

24How many are your works, YHWH! All of them in wisdom you have made; the earth is full of your possessions.

25 · This verse (above)

26There the ships go, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.

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