They surrounded me,סַבּוּנִיyes,גַםthey surrounded me;סְבָבוּנִיin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהI surelyכִּיcut them off.אֲמִילַם
Psalms 118:11
Study it in the app“They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:11, word by word
- They surrounded meסַבּוּsabu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sabu” appears- in the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- cut them offאֲמִילַamila
cut down
To strike down and destroy an enemy, cutting him as a branch is cut.
Where else “amila” appears
The context
10All nations surrounded me; in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off.
11 · This verse (above)
12They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off.