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Yahיָּהּhas disciplined me severely,יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּיbut to deathוְלַמָּוֶתhe has notלֹאgiven me over.נְתָנָנִי
Psalms 118:18
Study it in the app“Yah has disciplined me severely, but to death he has not given me over.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:18, word by word
- Yahיָּהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- has disciplined me severelyיַסֹּרyasor
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “yasor” appears- but to deathמָּוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- given me overנְתָנָnetana
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netana” appears
The context
17I will not die, but I will live, and recount the works of Yah.
18 · This verse (above)
19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, I will give thanks to Yah.