Psalm 13:1:4Ps.13.1.W4TABWLC Psalms 13:2
נֶ֑צַח
netsakh
“forever”
- Transliteration
- NE-tsakh
- Extended
- NEH-tsahkh
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.tsɑħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- forever
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
NE-tsakh
- clause
ad-A-na Ye-ho-VAH tish-ka-KHE-ni NE-tsakh
- sentence
ad-A-na Ye-ho-VAH tish-ka-KHE-ni NE-tsakh ad-A-na tas-TIR et-pa-NE-kha mi-me-NI
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect tiš-ka-ḥê-nî {תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי | tiš-ka-ḥê-nî} ‘forget me’ marks an ongoing action, intensified by netzach {נֶצַח | ne-ṣaḥ} functioning adverbially to denote unending duration. The second ʿad-anah introduces a parallel cola focused on divine hiding.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tsade–chet
“enduring, eternal”
In context — Psalm 13:1
How long, O LORD , will You forget me—will it be forever ? How long will You hide Your face from me?
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 13:1, so the Hebrew word נֶ֑צַח (netsakh) 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 Ps.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.1.W4.S1) and character.