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I have seenרָאִיתִיa fearsomeעָרִיץwicked man,רָשָׁעspreading himself outוּמִתְעָרֶהlike a luxuriant treeכְּ רַעֲנָןin its native soil.אֶזְרָח
Psalms 37:35
Study it in the app“I have seen a fearsome wicked man, spreading himself out like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:35, word by word
- I have seenרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- a fearsomeעָרִיץarits
ruthless, tyrant
A ruthless man, a powerful one who strikes terror; violent.
Where else “arits” appears- wicked manרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- spreading himself outמִתְעָרֶהmitare
spread out
To grow wide like a tree.
Where else “mitare” appears- like a luxuriant treeרַעֲנָןraanan
green, leafy
Green, leafy: full of leaves; also fresh, flourishing.
Where else “raanan” appears- in its native soilאֶזְרָחezrach
native
Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.
Where else “ezrach” appears
Translation note
“A luxuriant tree in its native soil”: literally “like a luxuriant native,” a plant that was never transplanted.
The context
34Wait for YHWH and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; when the wicked are cut off you will see it.
35 · This verse (above)
36And he passed away, and look, he was no more; and I sought him, but he was not found.