Forכִּיthe mouthפִיof the wickedרָשָׁעand the mouthוּפִיof deceitמִרְמָהthey have openedפָּתָחוּagainst me;עָלַיthey have spokenדִּבְּרוּwith meאִתִּיwith a tongueלְשׁוֹןof falsehood.שָׁקֶר
Psalms 109:2
Study it in the app“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit they have opened against me; they have spoken with me with a tongue of falsehood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Psalms 109:2, word by word
- the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- of deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- they have openedפָּתָחוּpatachu
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “patachu” appears- they have spokenדִּבְּרוּdibru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibru” appears- with a tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears
The context
1For the director. Of David. A psalm. Elohim of my praise, do not be silent.
2 · This verse (above)
3And with words of hatred they have surrounded me, and fought against me without cause.