Psalms 18:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

Transliteration

And yirkav upon-keruv and ya'of and yede upon-kanfey-ruach.

Grammar Details

*yirkav*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he rode
*keruv*: masculine singular noun - cherub
*ya'of*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he flew
*yede*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he soared/flew swiftly
*kanfey*: construct state, feminine plural - wings of
*ruach*: feminine singular noun - wind/spirit

Word Meanings

*yirkav*: he rode/he mounted
*keruv*: cherub/angelic being
*ya'of*: he flew/he soared
*yede*: he soared/he flew swiftly/he swooped
*ruach*: wind/spirit/breath

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Deut 4:11 : 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
Ps 27:5 : 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
Ps 81:7 : 7 Thou calledst{H8804)} in trouble, and I delivered{H8762)} thee; I answered{H8799)} thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved{H8799)} thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth{H8802)} in the secret place of the most High shall abide{H8698)} under the shadow of the Almighty.
Joel 2:2 : 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

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