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Look,הֵןhe struckהִכָּהthe rockצוּרand watersמַיִםflowed,וַיָּזוּבוּand streamsוּנְחָלִיםoverflowed;יִשְׁטֹפוּcan heהֲ יוּכַלalsoגַםgiveתֵּתbread,לֶחֶםorאִםprovideיָכִיןmeatשְׁאֵרfor his people?”לְעַמּוֹ
Psalms 78:20
Study it in the app“Look, he struck the rock and waters flowed, and streams overflowed; can he also give bread, or provide meat for his people?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:20, word by word
- he struckהִכָּהhika
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hika” appears- the rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- and watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- flowedיָּזוּבוּyazuvu
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “yazuvu” appears- and streamsנְחָלִיםnechalim
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechalim” appears- overflowedיִשְׁטֹפוּyishtofu
overflow
To burst its banks and carry everything off.
Where else “yishtofu” appears- can heיוּכַלyuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appears- giveתֵּתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- provideיָכִיןyachin
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “yachin” appears- meatשְׁאֵרsheer
flesh
The soft tissue of the body, or animal food.
Where else “sheer” appears- for his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears
The context
19And they spoke against Elohim; they said, “Can El prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 · This verse (above)
21Therefore YHWH heard and became enraged; and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and also anger rose against Israel,