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He givesהַנֹּתֵןsnowשֶׁלֶגlike wool;כַּצָּמֶרfrostכְּפוֹרlike ashesכָּאֵפֶרhe scatters.יְפַזֵּר
Psalms 147:16
Study it in the app“He gives snow like wool; frost like ashes he scatters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:16, word by word
- He givesנֹּתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- snowשֶׁלֶגsheleg
snow
Snow.
Where else “sheleg” appears- like woolצָּמֶרtsamer
wool
Wool.
Where else “tsamer” appears- frostכְּפוֹרkefor
frost
A fine white layer of ice that forms on the ground at night.
Where else “kefor” appears- like ashesאֵפֶרefer
ashes
Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.
Where else “efer” appears- he scattersיְפַזֵּרyefazer
scatter
To scatter, to disperse.
Where else “yefazer” appears
The context
15He sends his saying to the earth; his word runs very swiftly.
16 · This verse (above)
17He throws his ice like crumbs; before his cold who can stand?