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They have openedפָּצוּtheir mouthפִּיהֶםagainst me,עָלַיa lionאַרְיֵהthat tearsטֹרֵףand roars.וְשֹׁאֵג
Psalms 22:13
Study it in the app“They have opened their mouth against me, a lion that tears and roars.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 22:13, word by word
- They have openedפָּצוּpatsu
open the mouth
To part the lips to speak or devour.
Where else “patsu” appears- their mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- that tearsטֹרֵףtoref
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “toref” appears- and roarsשֹׁאֵגshoeg
roar
To give a deep loud cry, like a lion or YHWH from Zion.
Where else “shoeg” appears
The context
12Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.
13 · This verse (above)
14Like water I have been poured out, and all my bones have come apart; my heart has become like wax, it has melted within my inward parts.