2 Samuel 22:18:22 Sam.22.18.W2TAB
מֵאֹיְבִ֖י
meovi
“from my enemy”
- Transliteration
- me-O-vi
- Extended
- mee-OH-vee
- IPA
- /meːʔojˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from my enemy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-O-vi
- clause
ya-TSI-LE-ni me-O-vi AZ
- sentence
ya-TSI-LE-ni me-O-vi AZ mi-so-NE-ai KI am-TSU mi-ME-ni
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’oyvi {מֵאֹיְבִ֖י | mᵉʾoyvî} “from my enemy” combines with the adjective az {עָז | ʿāz} “mighty” to characterize the adversary.
Root and etymology
א־י־ב
“to be hostile”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:18
He rescued me from my mighty enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:18, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹיְבִ֖י (meovi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.22.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.18.W2.S1) and character.