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Youאַתָּהfixedהִצַּבְתָּallכָּלthe boundariesגְּבוּלוֹתof the earth;אָרֶץsummerקַיִץand winter,וָחֹרֶףyouאַתָּהformed them.יְצַרְתָּם
Psalms 74:17
Study it in the app“You fixed all the boundaries of the earth; summer and winter, you formed them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 74:17, word by word
- fixedהִצַּבְתָּhitsavta
set up
To set something up so that it stays firm, like a pillar or a wall of water.
Where else “hitsavta” appears- the boundariesגְּבוּלוֹתgevulot
border, territory
Territory, border: the limit of a land and the region it encloses.
Where else “gevulot” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- summerקַיִץkayits
summer
The hot, dry season of the year, when fruit ripens.
Where else “kayits” appears- and winterחֹרֶףchoref
winter
Winter: the rainy season; also autumn, the time of youth.
Where else “choref” appears- formed themיְצַרְתָּyetsarta
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yetsarta” appears
The context
16Yours is the day, yours also the night; you established the luminary and the sun.
17 · This verse (above)
18Remember this: the enemy has reproached, YHWH, and a foolish people has spurned your name.