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Psalm 94:11

Hebrew
יְֽהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל
ESV
the LORD- knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.
NIV
The LORD knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.
NLT
The LORD knows people's thoughts; he knows they are worthless!
LXX
κύριος γινώσκει τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
διαλογισμοὺς τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀνθρώπων ὅτι εἰσὶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
μάταιοι
KJV
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

Psalm 94:10 ← Psalm 94:11 → Psalm 94:12

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