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The enemyהָאוֹיֵבhas come to an end:תַּמּוּruinsחֳרָבוֹתforever;לָנֶצַחcitiesוְעָרִיםyou have uprooted;נָתַשְׁתָּhas perishedאָבַדtheir memory,זִכְרָםtheirs.הֵמָּה
Psalms 9:6
Study it in the app“The enemy has come to an end: ruins forever; cities you have uprooted; has perished their memory, theirs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:6, word by word
- The enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- has come to an endתַּמּוּtamu
end
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “tamu” appears- ruinsחֳרָבוֹתchoravot
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “choravot” appears- foreverנֶצַחnetsach
forever
Forever, without end; with not, never again.
Where else “netsach” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- you have uprootedנָתַשְׁתָּnatashta
uproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “natashta” appears- has perishedאָבַדavad
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avad” appears- their memoryזִכְרָzichra
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zichra” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of this verse is broken and difficult; it is translated word for word.
The context
5You have rebuked the nations, you have destroyed the wicked; their name you have blotted out forever and ever.
6 · This verse (above)
7But YHWH is seated forever; he has established his throne for judgment.