Psalms

Psalm 141:7

⁷As when one plows and breaks up the soil,

so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As when	כְּמ֤וֹ	kə·mōw	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
one plows	פֹלֵ֣חַ	p̄ō·lê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6398 cleave
and breaks up	וּבֹקֵ֣עַ	ū·ḇō·qê·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
the soil	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
so our bones	עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ	‘ă·ṣā·mê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H6106 bone, substance, self
have been scattered	נִפְזְר֥וּ	nip̄·zə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6340 scatter
at the mouth	לְפִ֣י	lə·p̄î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of Sheol	שְׁאֽוֹל׃	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.