Psalm 13:3:7Ps.13.3.W7TABWLC Psalms 13:4
פֶּן־אִישַׁ֥ן
peneishan
“lest I sleep”
- Transliteration
- PEN-e-I-shan
- Extended
- PEHN-eh-EE-shahn
- IPA
- /pɛn.ʔiːˈʃan/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest I sleep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
PEN-e-I-shan
- phraseyour reading level
PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
- clause
ha-I-ra e-NAI PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
- sentence
ha-BI-ta a-NE-ni ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ha-I-ra e-NAI PEN-e-I-shan ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The particle pen {פֶּן־ | pen} introduces a negative purpose clause with the imperfect ishan {אִישַׁן | ʾî-šan} ‘I sleep’, projecting a feared scenario.
In context — Psalm 13:3
Turn your gaze toward me and answer me, LORD my God . Make my eyes shine, so that I do not sleep in death.
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 13:3, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־אִישַׁ֥ן (peneishan) 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.13.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.3.W7.S1) and character.