Psalm 13:2:5Ps.13.2.W5TABWLC Psalms 13:3

יָג֣וֹן

yagon

sorrow

Transliteration
ya-GON
Extended
yaa-GOHN
IPA
/jaˈɣoːn/

Meaning by language

English
sorrow

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Result
יָ + ג֣וֹן
ya + gon
yagon

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Gimelg as in good
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-GON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM

  3. clause

    ad-A-na a-SHIT e-TSOT be-naf-SHI ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM

  4. sentence

    ad-A-na a-SHIT e-TSOT be-naf-SHI ya-GON bil-va-VI yo-MAM ad-A-na ya-RUM o-ye-VI a-LAI

Exegesis

The phrase yagon bilvavi yomam {יָגוֹן בִּלְבָבִי יוֹמָם | yā-gôn bil-vā-vî yō-mām} 'sorrow in my heart daily' uses asyndeton to emphasize unceasing grief.

Root and etymology

Rootyod–gimel–nun

be grieved

In contextPsalm 13:2

How long must I keep setting counsels in my soul , with sorrow filling my heart all the day? How long will my enemy remain lifted up over me?

About this coordinate

Psalm 13:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 13:2, so the Hebrew word יָג֣וֹן (yagon) 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.13.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.2.W5.S1) and character.