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Whenאִםhe killed them,הֲרָגָםthey sought him,וּדְרָשׁוּהוּand they returnedוְשָׁבוּand eagerly soughtוְשִׁחֲרוּEl.אֵל
Psalms 78:34
Study it in the app“When he killed them, they sought him, and they returned and eagerly sought El.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:34, word by word
- he killed themהֲרָגָharaga
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haraga” appears- they sought himדְרָשׁוּderashu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “derashu” appears- and they returnedשָׁבוּshavu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavu” appears- and eagerly soughtשִׁחֲרוּshicharu
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “shicharu” appears- 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
The context
33And he consumed in vapor their days, and their years in sudden terror.
34 · This verse (above)
35And they remembered that Elohim was their Rock, and El Elyon their Redeemer.