Lexicon
חִישׁ
chish
H2440
H:Adv Hebrew

quickly

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Chish describes the swift cutting off of human years in Psalm 90:10.

The adverb marks the rapid manner in which human life is cut off in Psalm 90:10.

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  1. Swiftly in life being cut off · dominant

    The adverb occurs in the clause about human years being cut off; in Psalm 90:10 the APB renders the clause, "for it is quickly cut off and we fly away."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 90:10, the APB presents the clause as "it is quickly cut off,".

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