Psalm 106:17
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
בֶּלַע
belaʻ
a gulp; figuratively, destruction
כָּסָה
kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
אֲבִירָם
ʼĂbîyrâm
Abiram, the name of two Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּסָה kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Study H3680 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →Cross References
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that w...
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
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