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thenאֲזַיaliveחַיִּיםthey would have swallowed usבְּלָעוּנוּwhenבַּtheir angerאַפָּםburnedחֲרוֹתagainst us;בָּנוּ
Psalms 124:3
Study it in the app“then alive they would have swallowed us when their anger burned against us;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 124:3, word by word
- thenאֲזַיazay
then
Then, at that time. A rare form of the word "then".
Where else “azay” appears- aliveחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears- they would have swallowed usבְּלָעוּbelau
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “belau” appears- their angerאַפָּapa
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apa” appears- burnedחֲרוֹתcharot
burn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “charot” appears
The context
2had it not been YHWH who was for us when human beings rose up against us,
3 · This verse (above)
4then the waters would have swept us away, the torrent would have passed over our soul;