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You have put farהִרְחַקְתָּfrom meמִמֶּנִּיfriendאֹהֵבand companion;וָרֵעַmy acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעַיare the dark place.מַחְשָׁךְ
Psalms 88:18
Study it in the app“You have put far from me friend and companion; my acquaintances are the dark place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 88:18, word by word
- You have put farהִרְחַקְתָּhirchakta
remove
To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.
Where else “hirchakta” appears- friendאֹהֵבohev
lover
One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.
Where else “ohev” appears- and companionרֵעַrea
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “rea” appears- my acquaintancesמְיֻדָּעַmeyudaa
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “meyudaa” appears- are the dark placeמַחְשָׁךְmachshach
dark place
Darkness, a hiding place in the dark.
Where else “machshach” appears
Translation note
The psalm ends without a word of relief; its last word in Hebrew is “darkness.”
The context
17They have surrounded me like waters all the day; they have closed in on me together.
18 · This verse (above)