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becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרhe did notלֹאrememberזָכַרto showעֲשׂוֹתloyal love,חָסֶדbut pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּףthe afflictedעָנִיand needyוְאֶבְיוֹןman,אִישׁand the brokenheartedוְנִכְאֵה לֵבָבto put him to death.לְמוֹתֵת
Psalms 109:16
Study it in the app“because he did not remember to show loyal love, but pursued the afflicted and needy man, and the brokenhearted to put him to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 109:16, word by word
- rememberזָכַרzachar
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zachar” appears- to showעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- loyal loveחָסֶדchased
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chased” appears- but pursuedיִּרְדֹּףyirdof
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdof” appears- the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- and needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and the brokenheartedנִכְאֵהniche
be disheartened
To be disheartened, downcast; also to dishearten another (Ezekiel 13:22).
Where else “niche” appears- and the brokenheartedלֵבָבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- to put him to deathמוֹתֵתmotet
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “motet” appears
The context
15Let them be before YHWH continually, and may he cut off from the earth their memory,
16 · This verse (above)
17And he loved cursing, and it came on him; and he did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.