Psalm 13:3:8Ps.13.3.W8TABWLC Psalms 13:4
הַמָּ֖וֶת׃
hamavet
“death”
- Transliteration
- ha-MA-vet
- Extended
- hah-MAA-vehth
- IPA
- /hamˈmaːwɛt̪/
Meaning by language
- English
- death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-MA-vet
- 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
Hamavet {הַמָּוֶת | ham-mā-weṯ} specifies the dire outcome ‘death’. The asyndetic sequence of commands followed by a stark conditional consequence intensifies the psalmist’s plea.
Root and etymology
מ־ו־ת
“death”
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 13:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 13:3, so the Hebrew word הַמָּ֖וֶת׃ (hamavet) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.3.W8.S1) and character.