To be in great danger/ waves of death compassed him

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To be in great danger/ waves of death compassed him

To be in great danger/ waves of death compassed him

Figuratively: He was in mortal danger. He was in a grave situation that endangered his life or endured great suffering. (אָפַף means to surround. חֶבֶל means pain.)

("Cords of death encompassed me; torrents of destruction assailed me" - II Samuel 22:5; also: "Cords of death surrounded us, the doctor declared me hopeless" – Uri Zvi Greenberg, Mirror Songs)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֲפָפוּהוּ חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת

Definition (Hebrew)

בִּמְלִיצָה: הָיָה בְּסַכָּנַת חַיִּים. הָיָה בְּמַצָּב חָמוּר שֶׁסִּכֵּן אֶת חַיָּיו אוֹ עָבַר סֵבֶל גָּדוֹל (אָפַף מַשְׁמָע סָבַב. חֶבֶל מַשְׁמָע כְּאֵב).

("אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת וְנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתוּנִי"- שְׁמוּאֵל ב כב ה, וְכֵן:"אִפְפוּנוּ חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת, הָרוֹפֵא אָמַר נוֹאָשׁ לִי"-אצ"ג/ שִׁירֵי אַסְפַּקְלַר)

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