The kingהַמֶּלֶךְis notאֵיןsavedנוֹשָׁעby a great army;בְּרָב חָיִלa mighty manגִּבּוֹרis notלֹאdeliveredיִנָּצֵלby great power.בְּרָב כֹּחַ
Psalms 33:16
Study it in the app“The king is not saved by a great army; a mighty man is not delivered by great power.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Psalms 33:16, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- savedנוֹשָׁעnosha
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “nosha” appears- by a great armyרָבrav
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rav” appears- by a great armyחָיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- deliveredיִנָּצֵלyinatsel
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yinatsel” appears- by great powerכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears
The context
15he who forms their heart all alike, who understands all their works.
16 · This verse (above)
17A lie is the horse for salvation, and by its great strength it does not let anyone escape.