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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיhe who seizesשֶׁיֹּאחֵזand dashesוְנִפֵּץyour little onesאֶת עֹלָלַיִךְagainstאֶלthe rock.הַסָּלַע
Psalms 137:9
Study it in the app“Happy is he who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 137:9, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- he who seizesיֹּאחֵזyochez
seize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “yochez” appears- and dashesנִפֵּץnipets
shatter
To break something into pieces with force.
Where else “nipets” appears- your little onesעֹלָלַיִolalayi
young child
A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."
Where else “olalayi” appears- the rockסָּלַעsala
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sala” appears
Translation note
Isaiah 13:16 announces the same against Babylon.
The context
8Daughter of Babylon, the devastated one, happy is he who repays you your recompense that you dealt to us.
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