Psalms

Psalm 58:8

⁸Like a slug that dissolves in its slime,

like a woman’s stillborn child,

may they never see the sun.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like	כְּמ֣וֹ	kə·mōw	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
a slug	שַׁ֭בְּלוּל	šab·bə·lûl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7642 snail
that dissolves	יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ	ya·hă·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in its slime	תֶּ֣מֶס	te·mes	Noun - masculine singular	H8557 melting (away)
like a woman’s	אֵ֝֗שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
stillborn child	נֵ֥פֶל	nê·p̄el	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5309 untimely birth, abortion
may they never	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
see	חָ֥זוּ	ḥā·zū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2372 see, behold
the sun	שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃	šā·meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.