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He throwsמַשְׁלִיךְhis iceקַרְחוֹlike crumbs;כְפִתִּיםbeforeלִפְנֵיhis coldקָרָתוֹwhoמִיcan stand?יַעֲמֹד
Psalms 147:17
Study it in the app“He throws his ice like crumbs; before his cold who can stand?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 147:17, word by word
- He throwsמַשְׁלִיךְmashlich
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “mashlich” appears- his iceקַרְחkarch
frost, ice
Ice, frost.
Where else “karch” appears- like crumbsפִתִּיםfitim
piece, morsel
Piece, morsel, bit of bread.
Where else “fitim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- his coldקָרָתkarat
cold
Cold.
Where else “karat” appears- can standיַעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears
The context
16He gives snow like wool; frost like ashes he scatters.
17 · This verse (above)
18He sends his word and melts them; he makes his wind blow; the waters stream.