Hebrew Interlinear
Psalms 37:8 Interlinear
“Cease from anger and forsake wrath fret not thyself in any wise to do evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הֶ֣רֶף | H7503 | Cease | to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative) |
| 2 | מֵ֭אַף | H639 | from anger | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 3 | וַעֲזֹ֣ב | H5800 | and forsake | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
| 4 | חֵמָ֑ה | H2534 | wrath | heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) |
| 5 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר | H2734 | fret | to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy |
| 7 | אַךְ | H389 | not thyself in any wise | a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only |
| 8 | לְהָרֵֽעַ׃ | H7489 | to do evil | properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally) |
Verse Context
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