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thenאֲזַיthere would have passedעָבַרoverעַלour soulנַפְשֵׁנוּthe ragingהַזֵּידוֹנִיםwaters.הַמַּיִם
Psalms 124:5
Study it in the app“then there would have passed over our soul the raging waters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 124:5, word by word
- thenאֲזַיazay
then
Then, at that time. A rare form of the word "then".
Where else “azay” appears- there would have passedעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- our soulנַפְשֵׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears- the ragingזֵּידוֹנִיםzedonim
raging
Raging, swelling; said of waters that boil up and overflow.
Where else “zedonim” appears- watersמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears
The context
4then the waters would have swept us away, the torrent would have passed over our soul;
5 · This verse (above)
6Blessed be YHWH, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.