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Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe wickedהָרְשָׁעִיםbendיִדְרְכוּןthe bow;קֶשֶׁתthey have made readyכּוֹנְנוּtheir arrowחִצָּםon the stringעַל יֶתֶרto shootלִירוֹתin the darknessבְּמוֹ אֹפֶלat the uprightלְיִשְׁרֵיin heart.לֵב
Psalms 11:2
Study it in the app“For look, the wicked bend the bow; they have made ready their arrow on the string to shoot in the darkness at the upright in heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 11:2, word by word
- the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- bendיִדְרְכוּyidrchu
bend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “yidrchu” appears- the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- they have made readyכּוֹנְנוּkonnu
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “konnu” appears- their arrowחִצָּchitsa
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsa” appears- on the stringיֶתֶרyeter
bowstring
Another word spelled the same: the taut string of a bow.
Where else “yeter” appears- to shootירוֹתyrot
shoot
To loose arrows from a bow and wound with them.
Where else “yrot” appears- in the darknessבְּמוֹbemo
in, with, by
A poetic particle meaning "in," "with," "by."
Where else “bemo” appears- in the darknessאֹפֶלofel
gloom, thick darkness
Gloom, thick darkness, like that of deep night. It is a different word from ordinary "darkness."
Where else “ofel” appears- at the uprightיִשְׁרֵיyishre
upright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yishre” appears- in heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears
The context
1For the director. Of David. In YHWH I have taken refuge; how do you say to my soul, “Flee to your mountain, bird”?
2 · This verse (above)
3If the foundations are torn down, what has the righteous done?