2 Samuel 22:4:52 Sam.22.4.W5TAB
אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃
ivashea
“I am saved”
- Transliteration
- i-va-SHE-a
- Extended
- ih-vah-SHEH-ah
- IPA
- /ʔivːɔˈʃeːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am saved
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-va-SHE-a
- clause
u-me-o-ye-VAI i-va-SHE-a
- sentence
me-hu-LAL e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH u-me-o-ye-VAI i-va-SHE-a
Exegesis
Finally, the Niphal imperfect ivvashea {אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ | ʾîwāšêʿa} ‘I will be saved’ depicts passive deliverance. The sequence—praise, petition, threat, deliverance—reflects Hebrew poetic structure, emphasizing that calling on a praiseworthy deity results in salvation.
Root and etymology
y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:4
I call on the LORD —the One worthy of praise —and I am saved from my enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:4, so the Hebrew word אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ (ivashea) 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.22.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.4.W5.S1) and character.