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But I,וַאֲנִיlike a deaf man,כְחֵרֵשׁdo notלֹאhear,אֶשְׁמָעand am like a mute manוּכְאִלֵּםwho does notלֹאopenיִפְתַּחhis mouth.פִּיו
Psalms 38:13
Study it in the app“But I, like a deaf man, do not hear, and am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:13, word by word
- like a deaf manחֵרֵשׁcheresh
deaf
Deaf.
Where else “cheresh” appears- hearאֶשְׁמָעeshma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “eshma” appears- and am like a mute manאִלֵּםilem
mute
Mute.
Where else “ilem” appears- openיִפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears
The context
12Those who seek my soul lay snares, and those who strive for my harm speak calamities, and deceits they meditate all the day.
13 · This verse (above)
14And I am like a man who does not hear, and there are no arguments in his mouth.