Psalms 55:15

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 55:15, word by word

Let deathמָוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mavet” appears

come by surpriseיַשִּׁיyashi

come by surprise

To come upon someone unawares.

Where else “yashi” appears

let them go downיֵרְדוּyerdu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yerdu” appears

to Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears

aliveחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chayim” appears

evils areרָעוֹתraot

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raot” appears

where they resideמְגוּרָmegura

sojourning

The place where someone lives as a foreigner, without land of his own; a temporary dwelling.

Where else “megura” appears

within themקִרְבָּkirba

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirba” appears

Translation note

“Let them go down to Sheol alive”: compare what happened to Korah and his people (Numbers 16:30-33).

The context