Psalms

Psalm 147:15–18

¹⁵He sends forth His command to the earth;

His word runs swiftly.

¹⁶He spreads the snow like wool;

He scatters the frost like ashes;

¹⁷He casts forth His hail like pebbles.^b

Who can withstand His icy blast?

¹⁸He sends forth His word and melts them;

He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sends forth	הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ	haš·šō·lê·aḥ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
His command	אִמְרָת֣וֹ	’im·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H565 utterance, speech, word
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the earth	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
His word	דְּבָרֽוֹ׃	də·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
runs	יָר֥וּץ	yā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
swiftly	מְ֝הֵרָ֗ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He spreads	הַנֹּתֵ֣ן	han·nō·ṯên	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the snow	שֶׁ֣לֶג	še·leḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
like wool	כַּצָּ֑מֶר	kaṣ·ṣā·mer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6785 wool
He scatters	יְפַזֵּֽר׃	yə·p̄az·zêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6340 scatter
the frost	כְּ֝פ֗וֹר	kə·p̄ō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H3713 bowl
like ashes	כָּאֵ֥פֶר	kā·’ê·p̄er	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He casts forth	מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ	maš·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
His hail	קַֽרְח֣וֹ	qar·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7140 frost, ice
like pebbles	כְפִתִּ֑ים	ḵə·p̄it·tîm	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural	H6595 fragment, bit, morsel
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can withstand	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
His icy blast	קָ֝רָת֗וֹ	qā·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7135 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sends forth	יִשְׁלַ֣ח	yiš·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His word	דְּבָר֣וֹ	də·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
and melts them	וְיַמְסֵ֑ם	wə·yam·sêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H4529 melt, dissolve, be liquefied
He unleashes	יַשֵּׁ֥ב	yaš·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5380 blow
His winds	ר֝וּח֗וֹ	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and the waters	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flow	יִזְּלוּ־	yiz·zə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil