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A manאִישׁof tongueלָשׁוֹןwill notבַּלbe establishedיִכּוֹןon the earth;בָּאָרֶץthe manאִישׁof violence,חָמָסevilרָעwill hunt himיְצוּדֶנּוּwith thrust upon thrust.לְמַדְחֵפֹת
Psalms 140:11
Study it in the app“A man of tongue will not be established on the earth; the man of violence, evil will hunt him with thrust upon thrust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 140:11, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears- will notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- be establishedיִכּוֹןyikon
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yikon” appears- on the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- of violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- will hunt himיְצוּדֶyetsude
hunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “yetsude” appears- with thrust upon thrustמַדְחֵפֹתmadchefot
overthrow
A push that throws down; a fall, ruin.
Where else “madchefot” appears
The context
10May coals fall upon them; may he make them fall into the fire, into deep pits; may they not rise.
11 · This verse (above)
12I know that YHWH will execute the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the needy.