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Sharpשְׁנוּנִיםarrowsחִצֵּיof a warrior,גִבּוֹרwithעִםcoalsגַּחֲלֵיof broom.רְתָמִים
Psalms 120:4
Study it in the app“Sharp arrows of a warrior, with coals of broom.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 120:4, word by word
- Sharpשְׁנוּנִיםshenunim
sharpen
To hone a sword, arrows, or the tongue.
Where else “shenunim” appears- arrowsחִצֵּיchitse
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitse” appears- of a warriorגִבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- coalsגַּחֲלֵיgachale
coal, ember
A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.
Where else “gachale” appears- of broomרְתָמִיםretamim
broom tree
Broom tree: a desert shrub with long thin branches, which gives a little shade and whose root was used for firewood.
Where else “retamim” appears
The context
3What will he give you, and what will he add to you, deceitful tongue?
4 · This verse (above)
5Woe to me, for I reside as an alien in Meshech; I dwell among the tents of Kedar.