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The cordsחֶבְלֵיof deathמָוֶתencompassed me,אֲפָפוּנִיand the distressesוּמְצָרֵיof Sheolשְׁאוֹלfound me;מְצָאוּנִיdistressצָרָהand sorrowוְיָגוֹןI found.אֶמְצָא
Psalms 116:3
Study it in the app“The cords of death encompassed me, and the distresses of Sheol found me; distress and sorrow I found.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:3, word by word
- The cordsחֶבְלֵיchevle
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chevle” appears- of deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- encompassed meאֲפָפוּafafu
surround
Surround, encircle on every side. In the Bible it is said above all of dangers, waters or evils that close in on someone.
Where else “afafu” appears- and the distressesמְצָרֵיmetsare
distress, straits
Distress, a tight spot; literally, a narrow place where one is hemmed in. Its opposite is the "broad place."
Where else “metsare” appears- of Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears- found meמְצָאוּmetsau
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “metsau” appears- distressצָרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears- and sorrowיָגוֹןyagon
sorrow, grief
Deep sorrow, grief.
Where else “yagon” appears
The context
2For he has inclined his ear to me, and in my days I will call.
3 · This verse (above)
4And on the name of YHWH I called: “I beg you, YHWH, let my soul escape.”