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They forgotשָׁכְחוּElאֵלtheir savior,מוֹשִׁיעָםwho had doneעֹשֶׂהgreat thingsגְדֹלוֹתin Egypt,בְּמִצְרָיִם
Psalms 106:21
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Psalms 106:21, word by word
- They forgotשָׁכְחוּshachchu
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachchu” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- their saviorמוֹשִׁיעָmoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “moshia” appears- who had doneעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- great thingsגְדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- in Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
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Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
20And they exchanged their glory for the likeness of an ox that eats grass.
21 · This verse (above)
22wonders in the land of Ham, awesome things by the Sea of Reeds.