Psalms

Psalm 147:18

¹⁸He sends forth His word and melts them;

He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.