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They have surrounded meסַבּוּנִיlike watersכַמַּיִםallכָּלthe day;הַיּוֹםthey have closed inהִקִּיפוּon meעָלַיtogether.יָחַד
Psalms 88:17
Study it in the app“They have surrounded me like waters all the day; they have closed in on me together.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 88:17, word by word
- They have surrounded meסַבּוּsabu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sabu” appears- like watersמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- they have closed inהִקִּיפוּhikifu
go around
To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.
Where else “hikifu” appears- togetherיָחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears
The context
16Over me your burning angers have passed; your horrors have annihilated me.
17 · This verse (above)
18You have put far from me friend and companion; my acquaintances are the dark place.