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Theyהֵמָּהwander aboutיְנִיעוּןto eat;לֶאֱכֹלifאִםthey are notלֹאsatisfied,יִשְׂבְּעוּthey spend the night.וַיָּלִינוּ
Psalms 59:15
Study it in the app“They wander about to eat; if they are not satisfied, they spend the night.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:15, word by word
- wander aboutיְנִיעוּyeniu
wander
To go from place to place with no fixed home, like an outcast.
Where else “yeniu” appears- to eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּyisbu
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “yisbu” appears- they spend the nightיָּלִינוּyalinu
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “yalinu” appears
Translation note
“They spend the night”: they stay all night prowling around. With other vowels, the Hebrew verb reads “they growl.”
The context
14And they return at evening, they howl like the dog, and go around the city.
15 · This verse (above)
16But I will sing of your strength, and shout for joy in the morning over your loyal love; for you have been a high refuge for me, and a place to flee in the day of my distress.