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They saidאָמְרוּin their heart,בְלִבָּם“Let us mistreat themנִינָםall together.”יָחַדThey burnedשָׂרְפוּallכָלthe meeting placesמוֹעֲדֵיof Elאֵלin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Psalms 74:8
Study it in the app“They said in their heart, “Let us mistreat them all together.” They burned all the meeting places of El in the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 74:8, word by word
- They saidאָמְרוּamru
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “amru” appears- in their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- “Let us mistreat themנִינָnina
mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
Where else “nina” appears- all togetherיָחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- They burnedשָׂרְפוּsarfu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “sarfu” appears- the meeting placesמוֹעֲדֵיmoade
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moade” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
7They cast into the fire your sanctuary; to the ground they have profaned the dwelling of your name.
8 · This verse (above)
9Our signs we do not see; there is no longer a prophet, and there is no one among us who knows how long.