Psalms
Psalm 74:8
8They said in their hearts,
“We will crush them completely.”
They burned down every place
where God met us in the land.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They said | אָמְר֣וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| in their hearts | בְ֭לִבָּם | ḇə·lib·bām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| We will crush them | נִינָ֣ם | nî·nām | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat |
| completely | יָ֑חַד | yā·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| They burned down | שָׂרְפ֖וּ | śā·rə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8313 burn |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| place | מוֹעֲדֵי־ | mō·w·‘ă·ḏê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| where God met us | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.