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YHWHיְהֹוִהAdonai,אֲדֹנָיstrengthעֹזof my salvation,יְשׁוּעָתִיyou have coveredסַכֹּתָהmy headלְרֹאשִׁיon the dayבְּיוֹםof weapons.נָשֶׁק
Psalms 140:7
Study it in the app“YHWH Adonai, strength of my salvation, you have covered my head on the day of weapons.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 140:7, word by word
- YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehovi” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- of my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִyeshuati
salvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yeshuati” appears- you have coveredסַכֹּתָהsakota
cover
To shelter, as God his own.
Where else “sakota” appears- my headרֹאשִׁroshi
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of weaponsנָשֶׁקnashek
weapon
The instruments with which men fight: bows, arrows, shields and spears.
Where else “nashek” appears
The context
6I said to YHWH, “My El are you; listen, YHWH, to the voice of my supplications.”
7 · This verse (above)
8Do not grant, YHWH, the desires of the wicked; his intrigue do not further; they would exalt themselves. Selah.