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Afflictedעָנִיam Iאֲנִיand dyingוְגֹוֵעַfrom youth;מִנֹּעַרI have borneנָשָׂאתִיyour terrors;אֵמֶיךָI am bewildered.אָפוּנָה
Psalms 88:15
Study it in the app“Afflicted am I and dying from youth; I have borne your terrors; I am bewildered.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 88:15, word by word
- Afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- and dyingגֹוֵעַgovea
breathe one's last
Breathe one's last, expire, die.
Where else “govea” appears- from youthנֹּעַרnoar
youth
Youth: the first years of life.
Where else “noar” appears- I have borneנָשָׂאתִיnasati
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasati” appears- your terrorsאֵמֶיeme
terror
A great fear.
Where else “eme” appears- I am bewilderedאָפוּנָהafuna
be distraught (?)
A verb found only once, of uncertain sense: to be at a loss, not to know where to turn.
Where else “afuna” appears
Translation note
The last word appears only here and its sense is not certain.
The context
14Why, YHWH, do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?
15 · This verse (above)
16Over me your burning angers have passed; your horrors have annihilated me.