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Beforeבְּטֶרֶםthe mountainsהָרִיםwere born,יֻלָּדוּor you gave birth toוַתְּחוֹלֵלthe earthאֶרֶץand the world,וְתֵבֵלeven from foreverוּמֵעוֹלָםto foreverעַד עוֹלָםyou areאַתָּהEl.אֵל
Psalms 90:2
Study it in the app“Before the mountains were born, or you gave birth to the earth and the world, even from forever to forever you are El.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 90:2, word by word
- Beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- the mountainsהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- were bornיֻלָּדוּyuladu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yuladu” appears- or you gave birth toתְּחוֹלֵלtecholel
give birth
To bring a child into the world, or come into the world.
Where else “techolel” appears- the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- and the worldתֵבֵלtevel
world
The world: the inhabited earth.
Where else “tevel” appears- even from foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears
The context
1A prayer of Moses, the man of Elohim. Adonai, you have been a dwelling place for us from generation to generation.
2 · This verse (above)
3You turn back the mortal to dust, and say, “Return, human beings.”