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Like the godlessבְּחַנְפֵיwho mockלַעֲגֵיfor a cake,מָעוֹגthey gnashedחָרֹקat meעָלַיtheir teeth.שִׁנֵּימוֹ
Psalms 35:16
Study it in the app“Like the godless who mock for a cake, they gnashed at me their teeth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 35:16, word by word
- Like the godlessחַנְפֵיchanfe
godless, profane
Godless: one who lives without regard for God; defiled, profane.
Where else “chanfe” appears- who mockלַעֲגֵיlaage
mocker
To laugh at another with scorn, like the wicked of the psalm.
Where else “laage” appears- for a cakeמָעוֹגmaog
cake (of bread)
Cake of bread, of the kind baked on the coals.
Where else “maog” appears- they gnashedחָרֹקcharok
gnash
To gnash the teeth, as a sign of rage.
Where else “charok” appears- their teethשִׁנֵּיshine
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shine” appears
Translation note
An obscure phrase in Hebrew; literally, “with the godless mockers of cake”: people who mock another in exchange for food.
The context
15But at my stumbling they were glad and gathered; they gathered against me, attackers, and I did not know it; they tore and did not keep silent.
16 · This verse (above)
17Adonai, how long will you look on? Bring back my soul from their ravages, from the young lions my only one.