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Manאָדָםin dignity,בִּיקָרbut who does notוְלֹאunderstand,יָבִיןis likeנִמְשַׁלthe livestockכַּבְּהֵמוֹתthat are destroyed.נִדְמוּ
Psalms 49:20
Study it in the app“Man in dignity, but who does not understand, is like the livestock that are destroyed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:20, word by word
- Manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- in dignityיקָרykar
honor
Public recognition given to a person for his worth or service.
Where else “ykar” appears- understandיָבִיןyavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “yavin” appears- is likeנִמְשַׁלnimshal
be like
To be similar to something else, or to be compared to it.
Where else “nimshal” appears- the livestockבְּהֵמוֹתbehemot
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behemot” appears- that are destroyedנִדְמוּnidmu
destroy
To vanish completely, be wiped out, or put an end to something.
Where else “nidmu” appears
Translation note
The refrain of 49:12 with one change: there “does not remain,” here “does not understand”; in Hebrew the two words look very much alike.
The context
19he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see light.
20 · This verse (above)