Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #253184

OSHB Psa 59:1 תַּשְׁחֵת (tashḩēt) Strongs=516 Lemma=‘שׁחת’
contextual word gloss=‘tashcheth’ word gloss=‘destroy’
Morphology=Vhi2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular

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Other uses (2) of identical word form תַּשְׁחֵת (Morphology=Vhi2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘תַּשְׁחֵת’ (Morphology=Vhi2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘tashcheth’.

PSA 58:1 contextual word gloss=‘tashcheth’ word gloss=‘destroy’ OSHB PSA 58:1 word 3

OET-LV: 58 To_choirmaster al- tashcheth of_Dāvid a _miktam. (PSA_58:1)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by David. To be sung to the tune of ‘Don’t destroy’.
⇔  58 When you rulers speak, do you actually say what is right?
⇔ ≈ Do you give justice, you people? (PSA 58:1)

PSA 75:1 contextual word gloss=‘tashcheth’ word gloss=‘destroy’ OSHB PSA 75:1 word 3

OET-LV: 75 To_choirmaster al- tashcheth a _song of_ʼĀşāf a _song. (PSA_75:1)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by Asaf to be sung to the tune of ‘Don’t destroy’.
⇔  75 We give thanks to you, God.
⇔ We thank you because you reveal your presence.
⇔ People talk about the amazing things you’ve done. (PSA 75:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘שׁחת’’ have 2 different glosses: ‘destroy’, ‘tashcheth’.

Hebrew words (1) other than תַּשְׁחֵת (Morphology=Vhi2ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘tashcheth’

PSA 57:1 תַּשְׁחֵת (tashḩēt) Lemma=‘שׁחת’ contextual word gloss=‘tashcheth’ word gloss=‘destroy’ OSHB PSA 57:1 word 3

OET-LV: 57 To_choirmaster al- tashcheth of_Dāvid a _miktam when_he_fled from_face/in _front _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) in_cave. (PSA_57:1)

OET-RV: For the musical director: a song by David written when he was fleeing from Shaul and hid in a cave. To be sung to the tune of ‘Don’t destroy’.
⇔  57 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me,
⇔ because I come to you to be safe until these troubles are over.
⇔ ≈ I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. (PSA 57:1)