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And they returnוְיָשׁוּבוּat evening,לָעֶרֶבthey howlיֶהֱמוּlike the dog,כַכָּלֶבand go aroundוִיסוֹבְבוּthe city.עִיר
Psalms 59:14
Study it in the app“And they return at evening, they howl like the dog, and go around the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:14, word by word
- And they returnיָשׁוּבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- at eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- they howlיֶהֱמוּyehemu
moan
To be restless inside, groan.
Where else “yehemu” appears- like the dogכָּלֶבkalev
dog
An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.
Where else “kalev” appears- and go aroundיסוֹבְבוּysovvu
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “ysovvu” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
13Make an end in fury, make an end, so that they are no more; and let them know that Elohim rules in Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah.
14 · This verse (above)
15They wander about to eat; if they are not satisfied, they spend the night.