Psalm 147:17

He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
Psalm 147:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ קַֽרְח֣וֹ כְפִתִּ֑ים לִפְנֵ֥י קָ֝רָת֗וֹ מִ֣י יַעֲמֹֽד׃

  1. מַשְׁלִ֣יךְmash.Likh“[the one who] throws”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  2. קַֽרְח֣וֹkar.Cho“ice his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רַח · “ice” · Strong's H7140
  3. כְפִתִּ֑יםkhe.fi.Tim“like crumbs”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פַּת · “morsel” · Strong's H6595A
  4. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. קָ֝רָת֗וֹka.ra.To“coldness his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָה · “cold” · Strong's H7135
  6. מִ֣יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  7. יַעֲמֹֽד׃ya.'a.Mod“will he stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)