Lesson 5 | Verbs—commands and infinitives

טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה

Psalm 92:2-6
We now turn to one of my favorite songs in this course. Learn it, love it and look out for the three infinitive-constructs contained within it. Indeed it is good to give thanks to the Lord!

The vocab

זָמַר46x
make music (verb)
7x

      זָמִיר
      song (noun)
      
      from the same root
      
עֶלְיוֹן30x
highest (noun)
888x

      עָלָה
      ascend (verb)
      
      from the same root
      
46x

      מַעֲלָה
      stair (noun)
      
      from the same root
      
33x

      עֵלִי
      an Israelite high priest (proper noun)
      
      from the same root
      
חֶסֶד245x
lovingkindness, grace (noun)

אֱמוּנָה49x
faith, faithfulness (noun)
108x

      אָמַן
      confirm, believe (verb)
      
      from the same root
      
עָשׂוֹר16x
tenth, ten-stringed instrument (noun)
176x

      עֶשֶׂר
      ten (noun)
      
      from the same root
      
נֶבֶל27x
harp (noun)

הִגָּיוֹן4x
meditation, melody (noun)

כִּנּוֹר42x
lyre (noun)

רָנַן53x
give a ringing cry (verb)
33x

      רִנָּה
      ringing (noun)
      
      from the same root
      
עָמַק9x
be deep (verb)
69x

      עֵמֶק
      valley (noun)
      
      from the same root
      
מַחֲשָׁבָה56x
thought (noun)
124x

      חָשַׁב
      think (verb)
      
      from the same root
      
Live performance video

Purchase the MP3 of this songThe more you listen to the songs in this course, the more you will learn the Hebrew verses which make up their lyrics. Thus, we strongly encourage you to purchase the MP3 of this song or the entire album and to listen to it throughout the day. This particular album contains 7 songs taught in this course.