Zaburi 144:4
Mwanadamu ni kama pumzi, siku zake ni kama kivuli kinachopita.This verse in the real world
In what words
- דָּמָהdâmâhto compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
- צֵלtsêlshade, whether literal or figurative
- הֶבֶלhebelemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- יוֹםyôwma day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 102:11, Psa 109:23, Job 8:9, Psa 39:5–6, Ecc 12:8, 2Sa 14:14, Job 14:1–3, Ecc 1:2