On the fierce lionעַל שַׁחַלand the viperוָפֶתֶןyou will tread;תִּדְרֹךְyou will trampleתִּרְמֹסthe young lionכְּפִירand the serpent.וְתַנִּין
Psalms 91:13
Study it in the app“On the fierce lion and the viper you will tread; you will trample the young lion and the serpent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 91:13, word by word
- On the fierce lionשַׁחַלshachal
lion
A lion; one of several Hebrew words for this animal, presenting it as fierce.
Where else “shachal” appears- and the viperפֶתֶןfeten
cobra, asp
A viper, a poisonous snake.
Where else “feten” appears- you will treadתִּדְרֹךְtidroch
tread
To step on; crush grapes underfoot.
Where else “tidroch” appears- you will trampleתִּרְמֹסtirmos
trample
Tread, trample with the feet: the potter's clay, grapes, or a person or thing crushed under those passing by. In 2 Kings 7:17, 20 the people, rushing out through the gate, trample the officer and he dies.
Where else “tirmos” appears- the young lionכְּפִירkefir
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefir” appears- and the serpentתַנִּיןtanin
sea monster
A huge beast of the sea.
Where else “tanin” appears
The context
12On their palms they will carry you, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone.
13 · This verse (above)
14“Because he has set his love on me, I will bring him to safety; I will set him on high, because he has known my name.