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an inheritanceנַחֲלָהto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלhis servant,עַבְדּוֹforכִּיhis loyal loveחַסְדּוֹis forever.לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 136:22
Study it in the app“an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love is forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 136:22, word by word
- an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- his servantעַבְדּavd
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avd” appears- his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- is foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
21and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love is forever.
22 · This verse (above)
23who in our humiliation remembered us, for his loyal love is forever.