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And Iוַאֲנִיhave becomeהָיִיתִיa reproachחֶרְפָּהto them;לָהֶםthey see me,יִרְאוּנִיthey shakeיְנִיעוּןtheir head.רֹאשָׁם
Psalms 109:25
Study it in the app“And I have become a reproach to them; they see me, they shake their head.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 109:25, word by word
- have becomeהָיִיתִיhayiti
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayiti” appears- a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appears- they see meיִרְאוּyiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appears- they shakeיְנִיעוּyeniu
shake
To wag one's head mockingly.
Where else “yeniu” appears- their headרֹאשָׁrosha
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosha” appears
The context
24My knees give way from fasting, and my flesh has grown lean, without fat.
25 · This verse (above)
26Help me, YHWH my Elohim; save me according to your loyal love,