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Come,לְכוּchildren,בָנִיםlisten to me;שִׁמְעוּ לִיthe fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהI will teach you.אֲלַמֶּדְכֶם
Psalms 34:11
Study it in the app“Come, children, listen to me; the fear of YHWH I will teach you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:11, word by word
- Comeלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- childrenבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- listen to meשִׁמְעוּshimu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shimu” appears- the fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- I will teach youאֲלַמֶּדְalamed
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “alamed” appears
The context
10Young lions grow poor and go hungry, but those who seek YHWH will not lack any good thing.
11 · This verse (above)
12Who is the man who desires life, who loves days to see good?