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The Verb יֶהְגֶּה in Psalm 1:2
כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתֹורַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצֹ֥ו וּֽבְתֹורָתֹ֥ו יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יֹומָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃
(Psalm 1:2)
But his delight is in the Torah of YHWH, and in His Torah he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:2 describes the delight of the righteous in the Torah of YHWH, emphasizing continuous meditation on divine instruction. A key grammatical feature in this verse is the verb יֶהְגֶּה (yehgeh), which conveys the action of meditation or murmuring. This analysis will explore its morphological structure, syntactic role, and semantic nuances in Biblical Hebrew.… Learn Hebrew