Psalms 22:10

“Upon you I was cast from the womb; from the belly of my mother you are my El.”

Psalms 22:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 22:10, word by word

I was castהָשְׁלַכְתִּיhashlachti

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

Where else “hashlachti” appears
from the wombרָחֶםrachem

womb

The part of a mother's body where the child grows before birth.

Where else “rachem” appears
from the bellyבֶּטֶןbeten

belly

The belly; also one's innermost part.

Where else “beten” appears
of my motherאִמִּimi

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “imi” appears
my Elאֵלִeli

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “eli” appears

The context

9For you are the one who drew me out of the belly, who made me trust at the breasts of my mother.

10 · This verse (above)

11Do not be far from me, for distress is near, for there is no helper.

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