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A song.שִׁירA psalmמִזְמוֹרof Asaph.לְאָסָףElohim,אֱלֹהִיםdo notאַלkeep silent;דֳּמִי לָךְdo notאַלbe mute,תֶּחֱרַשׁand do notוְאַלbe still,תִּשְׁקֹטEl.אֵל
Psalms 83:1
Study it in the app“A song. A psalm of Asaph. Elohim, do not keep silent; do not be mute, and do not be still, El.”
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Psalms 83:1, word by word
- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- keep silentדֳּמִיdomi
rest, silence
Silence, stillness, rest.
Where else “domi” appears- be muteתֶּחֱרַשׁtecherash
be silent
To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.
Where else “techerash” appears- be stillתִּשְׁקֹטtishkot
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “tishkot” 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
1 · This verse (above)
2For look, your enemies roar, and those who hate you have lifted their head.