Psalms 118:12

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Psalms 118:12, word by word

They surrounded meסַבּוּsabu

surround

To enclose someone or something on every side.

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like beesדְבוֹרִיםdevorim

bee

Bee.

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they were extinguishedדֹּעֲכוּdoachu

go out, be extinguished

To go out, to be extinguished, like a lamp; also to dry up.

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like a fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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of thornsקוֹצִיםkotsim

thorn

Thorn, thornbush.

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in the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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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.

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cut them offאֲמִילַamila

cut down

To strike down and destroy an enemy, cutting him as a branch is cut.

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Translation note

The ancient Greek translation says “they blazed like fire among thorns.”

The context