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Our soulנַפְשֵׁנוּlike a birdכְּצִפּוֹרhas escapedנִמְלְטָהfrom the snareמִפַּחof the fowlers;יוֹקְשִׁיםthe snareהַפַּחis broken,נִשְׁבָּרand weוַאֲנַחְנוּhave escaped.נִמְלָטְנוּ
Psalms 124:7
Study it in the app“Our soul like a bird has escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 124:7, word by word
- Our soulנַפְשֵׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears- like a birdצִפּוֹרtsipor
bird
Bird, small bird.
Where else “tsipor” appears- has escapedנִמְלְטָהnimlta
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “nimlta” appears- from the snareפַּחpach
snare
A bird trap; a hidden danger.
Where else “pach” appears- of the fowlersיוֹקְשִׁיםyokshim
be snared
Be snared: be caught like an animal in a snare; also to lay a snare.
Where else “yokshim” appears- is brokenנִשְׁבָּרnishbar
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “nishbar” appears
The context
6Blessed be YHWH, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 · This verse (above)
8Our help is in the name of YHWH, who made heaven and earth.