Psalms

Psalm 72:6

⁶May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass,

like spring showers that water the earth.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May he be like rain	כְּמָטָ֣ר	kə·mā·ṭār	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
that falls	יֵ֭רֵד	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
freshly cut grass	גֵּ֑ז	gêz	Noun - masculine singular	H1488 shearing, mowing
like spring showers	כִּ֝רְבִיבִ֗ים	kir·ḇî·ḇîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H7241 rain, accumulation
that water	זַרְזִ֥יף	zar·zîp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2222 drop, dripping
the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.