YHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתhearשִׁמְעָהmy prayer;תְפִלָּתִיgive ear,הַאֲזִינָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Jacob.יַעֲקֹבSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 84:8
Study it in the app“YHWH Elohim Tsevaot, hear my prayer; give ear, Elohim of Jacob. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 84:8, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- hearשִׁמְעָshima
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shima” appears- my prayerתְפִלָּתִtefilati
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilati” appears- give earהַאֲזִינָhaazina
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “haazina” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
7They go from power to power; each will appear before Elohim in Zion.
8 · This verse (above)
9Our shield, see, Elohim, and look on the face of your anointed.