Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 106:17 Interlinear

opened The earth and swallowed up Dathan and covered the company of Abiram

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1תִּפְתַּחH6605openedto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
2אֶ֭רֶץH776The earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
3וַתִּבְלַ֣עH1104and swallowed upto make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
4דָּתָ֑ןH1885Dathandathan, an israelite
5וַ֝תְּכַ֗סH3680and coveredproperly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7עֲדַ֥תH5712the companya stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
8אֲבִירָֽם׃H48of Abiramabiram, the name of two israelites

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