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They drink their fillיִרְוְיֻןof the fatnessמִדֶּשֶׁןof your house,בֵּיתֶךָand from the streamוְנַחַלof your delightsעֲדָנֶיךָyou give them drink.תַשְׁקֵם
Psalms 36:8
Study it in the app“They drink their fill of the fatness of your house, and from the stream of your delights you give them drink.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 36:8, word by word
- They drink their fillיִרְוְיֻyirvyu
drink one's fill
To drink until wanting no more.
Where else “yirvyu” appears- of the fatnessדֶּשֶׁןdeshen
fatness
The richest, most plentiful part of food, full of fat.
Where else “deshen” appears- of your houseבֵּיתֶbete
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bete” appears- and from the streamנַחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears- of your delightsעֲדָנֶיadane
delight, pleasure
Pleasure, delight; luxury.
Where else “adane” appears- you give them drinkתַשְׁקֵtashke
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “tashke” appears
Translation note
“Your delights”: in Hebrew the word is the same as “Eden.” “The fatness”: the best of the food, abundance.
The context
7How precious is your loyal love, Elohim! And human beings in the shadow of your wings take refuge.
8 · This verse (above)
9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.