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And nowוְעַתָּהits carvings,פִּתּוּחֶיהָall together,יָּחַדwith axבְּכַשִּׁילand hammersוְכֵילַפֹּתthey strike down.יַהֲלֹמוּן
Psalms 74:6
Study it in the app“And now its carvings, all together, with ax and hammers they strike down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 74:6, word by word
- its carvingsפִּתּוּחֶיpituche
engraving
Engraving, carved work.
Where else “pituche” appears- all togetherיָּחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- with axכַשִּׁילchashil
axe
An axe for felling. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “chashil” appears- and hammersכֵילַפֹּתchelapot
hammer
A large hammer or mallet. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “chelapot” appears- they strike downיַהֲלֹמוּyahalomu
strike, hammer
Hammer, strike hard, trample. Used of the blow of a hammer and of horses' hoofs on the ground.
Where else “yahalomu” appears
Translation note
“Its carvings”: it can be understood of the wood carvings that adorned the temple (1 Kings 6:29).
The context
5They showed themselves like one who lifts up axes in a thicket of trees.
6 · This verse (above)
7They cast into the fire your sanctuary; to the ground they have profaned the dwelling of your name.