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May coalsגֶּחָלִיםfallיִמּוֹטוּupon them;עֲלֵיהֶםmay he make them fallיַפִּלֵםinto the fire,בָּאֵשׁinto deep pits;בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹתmay they notבַּלrise.יָקוּמוּ
Psalms 140:10
Study it in the app“May coals fall upon them; may he make them fall into the fire, into deep pits; may they not rise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 140:10, word by word
- May coalsגֶּחָלִיםgechalim
coal, ember
A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.
Where else “gechalim” appears- fallיִמּוֹטוּyimotu
totter, slip
Totter, slip, lose one's footing.
Where else “yimotu” appears- may he make them fallיַפִּלֵyapile
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “yapile” appears- into the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- into deep pitsמַהֲמֹרוֹתmahamorot
deep pit (?)
A deep pit, an abyss (the sense is not fully certain). It appears only in Psalm 140:10.
Where else “mahamorot” appears- may they notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- riseיָקוּמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears
The context
9As for the head of those who surround me, may the trouble of their lips cover them.
10 · This verse (above)
11A man of tongue will not be established on the earth; the man of violence, evil will hunt him with thrust upon thrust.