Psalm 34:17 (Psalm 34:16)

פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע לְהַכְרִ֖ית מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

The face of YHWH is against those who do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.

 

# Hebrew Transliteration Literal Gloss Morph Tag
1 פְּנֵי penei “face of” N(mp) construct
2 יְהוָה YHWH “YHWH” Proper N(ms)
3 בְּעֹשֵׂי be-ʿosei “against those doing” Prep בְּ + Qal participle mp construct
4 רָע raʿ “evil” N(ms)
5 לְהַכְרִית le-hakrit “to cut off” Prep לְ + Hiphil infinitive construct
6 מֵאֶרֶץ me-ʾerets “from the earth” Prep מִן + N(fs)
7 זִכְרָם zikhram “their remembrance” N(ms) + suff 3mp

 

Morphology

  1. פְּנֵי (penei) – Root: פנה (panah); Root Type: III-He (weak); Form: Noun masculine plural construct (state: construct); Translation: “face of”; Notes: The construct form connects “face” with YHWH, indicating His presence or attention.
  2. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Root Type: Proper Noun (Strong); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The subject whose face is set against evil.
  3. בְּעֹשֵׂי (be-ʿosei) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Root Type: III-He (weak); Binyan: Qal; Form: Preposition בְּ + participle masculine plural construct (state: construct); Translation: “against those doing”; Notes: Indicates those characterized by continual action of evil.
  4. רָע (raʿ) – Root: רעע (raʿaʿ); Root Type: Geminate; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “evil”; Notes: Object of the participle, describing wrongdoing.
  5. לְהַכְרִית (le-hakrit) – Root: כרת (karat); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Hiphil; Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “to cut off”; Notes: Expresses purpose or result of divine opposition.
  6. מֵאֶרֶץ (me-ʾerets) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Root Type: I-Guttural (א) (weak); Form: Preposition מִן + noun feminine singular; Translation: “from the earth”; Notes: Indicates removal from the land of the living.
  7. זִכְרָם (zikhram) – Root: זכר (zakhar); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “their remembrance”; Notes: Refers to memory or legacy being erased.

 

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