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As smokeעָשָׁןis blown away,כְּהִנְדֹּףyou blow them away;תִּנְדֹּףas waxדּוֹנַגmeltsכְּהִמֵּסbefore the fire,מִפְּנֵי אֵשׁlet the wickedרְשָׁעִיםperishיֹאבְדוּbeforeמִפְּנֵיElohim.אֱלֹהִים
Psalms 68:2
Study it in the app“As smoke is blown away, you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:2, word by word
- As smokeעָשָׁןashan
smoke
Smoke.
Where else “ashan” appears- is blown awayהִנְדֹּףhindof
driven (by the wind)
Be driven by the wind, blown away.
Where else “hindof” appears- as waxדּוֹנַגdonag
wax
Wax: what melts in the heat.
Where else “donag” appears- meltsהִמֵּסhimes
melt
To dissolve with heat, like wax or manna in the sun.
Where else “himes” appears- before the fireפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- before the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- let the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- perishיֹאבְדוּyovdu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yovdu” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
1For the director. Of David. A psalm. A song. Let Elohim rise up, let his enemies be scattered, and let those who hate him flee from before him.
2 · This verse (above)
3But let the righteous be glad, let them exult before Elohim, and let them rejoice with gladness.