Psalms

Psalm 146:4

⁴When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground;

on that very day his plans perish.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When his spirit	ר֭וּחוֹ	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
departs	תֵּצֵ֣א	tê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
he returns	יָשֻׁ֣ב	yā·šuḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to the ground	לְאַדְמָת֑וֹ	lə·’aḏ·mā·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H127 ground, land
on that	הַ֝ה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
very day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
his plans	עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃	‘eš·tō·nō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6250 id.
perish	אָבְד֥וּ	’ā·ḇə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6 perish

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.