Because of allמִכָּלmy adversariesצֹרְרַיI have becomeהָיִיתִיa reproach,חֶרְפָּהand to my neighborsוְלִשֲׁכֵנַיexceedingly,מְאֹדand a dreadוּפַחַדto my acquaintances;לִמְיֻדָּעָיthose who see meרֹאַיin the streetבַּחוּץfleeנָדְדוּfrom me.מִמֶּנִּי
Psalms 31:11
Study it in the app“Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, and to my neighbors exceedingly, and a dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 31:11, word by word
- my adversariesצֹרְרַtsorra
harass
To be someone's enemy.
Where else “tsorra” appears- I have becomeהָיִיתִיhayiti
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayiti” appears- a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpa
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appears- and to my neighborsשֲׁכֵנַshachena
neighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shachena” appears- exceedinglyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and a dreadפַחַדfachad
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “fachad” appears- to my acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעָmeyudaa
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “meyudaa” appears- those who see meרֹאַroa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roa” appears- in the streetחוּץchuts
street
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chuts” appears- fleeנָדְדוּnaddu
flee
To go far away, or flap wings.
Where else “naddu” appears
The context
10For my life is spent in sorrow and my years in groaning; my strength has faltered because of my iniquity, and my bones have wasted away.
11 · This verse (above)
12I have been forgotten like a dead man, out of the heart; I have become like a broken vessel.