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They returnיָשׁוּבוּat evening,לָעֶרֶבthey howlיֶהֱמוּlike the dog,כַכָּלֶבand go aroundוִיסוֹבְבוּthe city.עִיר
Psalms 59:6
Study it in the app“They return at evening, they howl like the dog, and go around the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:6, word by word
- 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
5And you, YHWH Elohim Tsevaot, Elohim of Israel, rouse yourself to call to account all the nations; do not show favor to any who act treacherously with wickedness. Selah.
6 · This verse (above)
7Look, they pour out with their mouth; swords are in their lips, for “Who hears?”