Psalm 147:17

Hebrew
מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים

hebrew

Meaning:

* Face * Presence * Front or surface

Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects.
קָ֝רָת֗וֹ מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד
ESV
He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold?
NIV
He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?
NLT
He hurls the hail like stones. Who can stand against his freezing cold?
LXX
βάλλοντος κρύσταλλον αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ὡσεὶ ψωμούς κατὰ πρόσωπον ψύχους αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
τίς ὑποστήσεται
KJV
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Psalm 147:16 ← Psalm 147:17 → Psalm 147:18

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