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Radiant areנָאוֹרyou,אַתָּהmagnificent,אַדִּירmore than the mountainsמֵהַרְרֵיof prey.טָרֶף
Psalms 76:4
Study it in the app“Radiant are you, magnificent, more than the mountains of prey.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 76:4, word by word
- Radiant areנָאוֹרnaor
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “naor” appears- magnificentאַדִּירadir
majestic
Great and strong, awe-inspiring.
Where else “adir” appears- more than the mountainsהַרְרֵיharre
mountain
Mount, mountain (a poetic form).
Where else “harre” appears- of preyטָרֶףtaref
prey
What the beast hunts and devours.
Where else “taref” appears
Translation note
“The mountains of prey”: the mountains where wild beasts hunt; or the mountains full of plunder. The sense is not certain.
The context
3There he broke the flames of the bow, the shield and the sword and the war. Selah.
4 · This verse (above)
5The strong of heart were plundered; they slept their sleep, and none of the men of valor found their hands.