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Forכִּיin deathבַּמָּוֶתthere is noאֵיןremembrance of you;זִכְרֶךָin Sheolבִּשְׁאוֹלwhoמִיwill give you thanks?יוֹדֶה לָּךְ
Psalms 6:5
Study it in the app“For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you thanks?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 6:5, word by word
- in deathמָּוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears- remembrance of youזִכְרֶzichre
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zichre” appears- in Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears- will give you thanksיוֹדֶהyode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “yode” appears
The context
4Return, YHWH, deliver my soul; save me for the sake of your loyal love.
5 · This verse (above)
6I am weary with my groaning; every night I flood my bed; with my tears I soak my couch.