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The mountainsהֶהָרִיםskippedרָקְדוּlike rams,כְאֵילִיםthe hillsגְּבָעוֹתlike lambs.כִּבְנֵי צֹאן
Psalms 114:4
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Psalms 114:4, word by word
- The mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- skippedרָקְדוּrakdu
dance, leap
To leap: to jump, to skip, often for joy.
Where else “rakdu” appears- like ramsאֵילִיםelim
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “elim” appears- the hillsגְּבָעוֹתgevaot
hill
Hill.
Where else “gevaot” appears- like lambsבְנֵיvene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “vene” appears- like lambsצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
The context
3The sea saw it and fled; the Jordan turned back.
4 · This verse (above)
5What ails you, sea, that you flee, Jordan, that you turn back,