Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 11:6 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 11:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

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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