Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 11:6 Interlinear

he shall rain Upon the wicked snares fire and brimstone tempest and an horrible this shall be the portion of their cup

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יַמְטֵ֥רH4305he shall rainto rain
2עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3רְשָׁעִ֗יםH7563Upon the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
4פַּ֫חִ֥יםH6341snaresa (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin)
5אֵ֣שׁH784firefire (literally or figuratively)
6וְ֭גָפְרִיתH1614and brimstoneproperly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
7וְר֥וּחַH7307tempestwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
8זִלְעָפ֗וֹתH2152and an horriblea glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming)
9מְנָ֣תH4521this shall be the portionan allotment (by courtesy, law or providence)
10כּוֹסָֽם׃H3563of their cupa cup (as a container), often figuratively, some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)

Verse Context

Psalms 11:5The LORD the righteous trieth but the wicked and him that loveth violence...
Psalms 11:6 (current)he shall rain Upon the wicked snares fire and brimstone tempest and an horrible this shall be the portion of their cup
Psalms 11:7 For the righteous LORD righteousness loveth the upright...

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