Psalm 13:4:3Ps.13.4.W3TABWLC Psalms 13:5
יְכָלְתִּיו
yekhaltiv
“I have prevailed over him”
- Transliteration
- ye-KHAL-TI-v
- Extended
- yeh-KHAAL-TIHV
- IPA
- /jəχɔlˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have prevailed over him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-KHAL-TI-v
- sentence
pen-yo-MAR o-ye-VI ye-KHAL-TI-v tsa-RAI ya-GI-lu KI e-MOT
Exegesis
The verb clause yomar {יֹאמַר | yōmar} paired with the perfect yekhaltiw {יְכָלְתִּיו | yəḵāltîw} expresses potential enemy speech about a completed triumph.
In context — Psalm 13:4
Otherwise my enemy will say, “I have prevailed over him,” and my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken .
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 13:4, so the Hebrew word יְכָלְתִּיו (yekhaltiv) 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.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.4.W3.S1) and character.