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who struckשֶׁהִכָּהthe firstbornבְּכוֹרֵיof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםfrom peopleמֵאָדָםtoעַדanimals.בְּהֵמָה
Psalms 135:8
Study it in the app“who struck the firstborn of Egypt, from people to animals.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 135:8, word by word
- who struckהִכָּהhika
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “hika” appears- the firstbornבְּכוֹרֵיbechore
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechore” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- from peopleאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- animalsבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
7He who brings up clouds from the end of the earth; lightnings for the rain he made; who brings out the wind from his storehouses;
8 · This verse (above)
9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and against all his servants;