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Forכִּיmy iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתַיhave passed overעָבְרוּmy head;רֹאשִׁיlike a heavyכְּ כָבֵדburdenמַשָּׂאthey are too heavyיִכְבְּדוּfor me.מִמֶּנִּי
Psalms 38:4
Study it in the app“For my iniquities have passed over my head; like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:4, word by word
- my iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתַavonota
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonota” appears- have passed overעָבְרוּavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avru” appears- my headרֹאשִׁroshi
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appears- like a heavyכָבֵדchaved
heavy
That weighs much and is hard to carry.
Where else “chaved” appears- burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
burden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appears- they are too heavyיִכְבְּדוּyichbdu
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “yichbdu” appears
The context
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
4 · This verse (above)
5My wounds stink, they fester because of my folly.