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The deadהַמֵּתִיםdo notלֹאpraiseיְהַלְלוּYah,יָהּnorוְלֹאanyכָּלwho go downיֹרְדֵיinto silence;דוּמָה
Psalms 115:17
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 115:17, word by word
- The deadמֵּתִיםmetim
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metim” appears- praiseיְהַלְלוּyehallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “yehallu” appears- Yahיָהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- who go downיֹרְדֵיyorde
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yorde” appears- into silenceדוּמָהduma
silence
Silence; figuratively, the place of the dead, where no voice is heard.
Where else “duma” appears
The context
16The heavens are the heavens of YHWH, but the earth he has given to human beings.
17 · This verse (above)
18but we will bless Yah from now and forever. Praise Yah.