Psalms

Psalm 74:13–15

¹³You divided the sea by Your strength;

You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

¹⁴You crushed the heads of Leviathan;

You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

¹⁵You broke open the fountain and the flood;

You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
divided	פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ	p̄ō·w·rar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the sea	יָ֑ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
by Your strength	בְעָזְּךָ֣	ḇə·‘āz·zə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
You smashed	שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ	šib·bar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֥י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the dragons	תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים	ṯan·nî·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sea	הַמָּֽיִם׃	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
crushed	רִ֭צַּצְתָּ	riṣ·ṣaṣ·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7533 crush
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of Leviathan	לִוְיָתָ֑ן	liw·yā·ṯān	Noun - masculine singular	H3882 serpent, dragon, leviathan
You fed him	תִּתְּנֶ֥נּוּ	tit·tə·nen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the creatures	לְעָ֣ם	lə·‘ām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
of the desert	לְצִיִּֽים׃	lə·ṣî·yîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6728 desert-dweller

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
broke open	בָ֭קַעְתָּ	ḇā·qa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
the fountain	מַעְיָ֣ן	ma‘·yān	Noun - masculine singular	H4599 spring
and the flood	וָנָ֑חַל	wā·nā·ḥal	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
You	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
dried up	ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ	hō·w·ḇaš·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
the ever-flowing	אֵיתָֽן׃	’ê·ṯān	Adjective - masculine singular	H386 perennial, ever-flowing
rivers	נַהֲר֥וֹת	na·hă·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5104 stream, river

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 74:13 Exodus 14:21 · Psalm 78:13 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Isaiah 51:9–10 · Ezekiel 32:2

Psalm 74:14 Isaiah 27:1 · Psalm 72:9 · Job 41:1–34 · Psalm 104:25–26 · Job 3:8 · Numbers 14:9 · Revelation 20:2 · Exodus 14:30 · Exodus 12:35–36

Psalm 74:15 Numbers 20:11 · Joshua 3:13–17 · Isaiah 48:21 · Psalm 105:41 · Exodus 17:5–6 · Joshua 2:10 · Isaiah 44:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.