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to shootלִירוֹתfrom hiding placesבַּמִּסְתָּרִיםat the blameless;תָּםsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםthey shoot at himיֹרֻהוּand do notוְלֹאfear.יִירָאוּ
Psalms 64:4
Study it in the app“to shoot from hiding places at the blameless; suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.”
The psalmist suffers from wrongdoers whose tongues are sharp as swordsThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 64:4, word by word
- to shootירוֹתyrot
shoot
To loose arrows from a bow and wound with them.
Where else “yrot” appears- from hiding placesמִּסְתָּרִיםmistarim
hiding place, covert
A hiding place: a hidden spot where someone hides or takes cover.
Where else “mistarim” appears- at the blamelessתָּםtam
blameless
Upright, without deceit.
Where else “tam” appears- suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpitom
suddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appears- fearיִירָאוּyirau
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yirau” appears
The context
3who have sharpened like a sword their tongue; they have drawn their arrow, a bitter word,
4 · This verse (above)
5They hold fast to an evil matter; they talk of hiding traps; they say, “Who will see them?”