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Thereשָׁמָּהhe brokeשִׁבַּרthe flamesרִשְׁפֵיof the bow,קָשֶׁתthe shieldמָגֵןand the swordוְחֶרֶבand the war.וּמִלְחָמָהSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 76:3
Study it in the app“There he broke the flames of the bow, the shield and the sword and the war. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 76:3, word by word
- he brokeשִׁבַּרshibar
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “shibar” appears- the flamesרִשְׁפֵיrishfe
flame, burning fever
Flame, burning fever; also lightning or a live coal.
Where else “rishfe” appears- of the bowקָשֶׁתkashet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “kashet” appears- the shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears- and the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and the warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
“The flames of the bow”: the arrows, swift as lightning or set on fire.
The context
2And his booth is in Salem, and his dwelling place in Zion.
3 · This verse (above)
4Radiant are you, magnificent, more than the mountains of prey.