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The mountainsהָרִיםwere coveredכָּסּוּwith its shade,צִלָּהּand with its boughsוַעֲנָפֶיהָthe cedarsאַרְזֵיof El.אֵל
Psalms 80:10
Study it in the app“The mountains were covered with its shade, and with its boughs the cedars of El.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 80:10, word by word
- The mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- were coveredכָּסּוּkasu
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “kasu” appears- with its shadeצִלָּtsila
shadow
A shadow: the dark shape something leaves when it blocks the light, and which soon passes.
Where else “tsila” appears- and with its boughsעֲנָפֶיanafe
branch
Branch.
Where else “anafe” appears- the cedarsאַרְזֵיarze
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arze” appears- of 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
Translation note
“The cedars of El”: it can be understood of very tall, magnificent cedars.
The context
9You cleared the ground before it, and it struck its roots and filled the land.
10 · This verse (above)
11It sent out its branches to the sea, and to the River its shoots.