Psalms 78:15

“He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as from the deeps, abundantly.”

Psalms 78:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 78:15, word by word

He splitיְבַקַּעyevaka

split

To cleave something in two, like wood or the sea.

Where else “yevaka” appears
rocksצֻרִיםtsurim

rock

A large rock.

Where else “tsurim” appears
in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
and gave them drinkיַּשְׁקְyashk

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

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as from the deepsתְהֹמוֹתtehomot

the deep

The deep waters: the deep sea, the ocean, and the waters under the earth. In the Hebrew Bible it is not a place of punishment or the place of the dead.

Where else “tehomot” appears
abundantlyרַבָּהraba

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

Where else “raba” appears

The context

14And he led them with the cloud by day, and all the night with a light of fire.

15 · This verse (above)

16And he brought out torrents from the crag, and made the waters flow down like rivers.

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