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The faceפְּנֵיof YHWHיְהוָהis against those who doבְּעֹשֵׂיevil,רָעto cut offלְהַכְרִיתfrom the earthמֵאֶרֶץtheir remembrance.זִכְרָם
Psalms 34:16
Study it in the app“The face of YHWH is against those who do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:16, word by word
- The faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” 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- is against those who doעֹשֵׂיose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- to cut offהַכְרִיתhachrit
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “hachrit” appears- from the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- their remembranceזִכְרָzichra
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zichra” appears
The context
15The eyes of YHWH are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.
16 · This verse (above)
17They cried out, and YHWH heard, and from all their distresses he delivered them.