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You hideתַּסְתִּירyour face,פָּנֶיךָthey are dismayed;יִבָּהֵלוּןyou take awayתֹּסֵףtheir breath,רוּחָםthey expire,יִגְוָעוּןand toוְאֶלtheir dustעֲפָרָםthey return.יְשׁוּבוּן
Psalms 104:29
Study it in the app“You hide your face, they are dismayed; you take away their breath, they expire, and to their dust they return.”
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Psalms 104:29, word by word
- You hideתַּסְתִּירtastir
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “tastir” appears- your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- they are dismayedיִבָּהֵלוּyibahelu
be dismayed
To be struck with dread, or frighten others.
Where else “yibahelu” appears- you take awayתֹּסֵףtosef
withdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “tosef” appears- their breathרוּחָruach
breath
Literally "wind": the air that leaves the lungs.
Where else “ruach” appears- they expireיִגְוָעוּyigvau
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, expire, die.
Where else “yigvau” appears- their dustעֲפָרָafara
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afara” appears- they returnיְשׁוּבוּyeshuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yeshuvu” appears
The context
28You give to them, they gather it up; you open your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 · This verse (above)
30You send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.