Psalm 13:5:2Ps.13.5.W2TABWLC Psalms 13:6
בְּחַסְדְּךָ
bekhasdekha
“in your steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- be-khas-DE-kha
- Extended
- beh-khas-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bəħasˈdɛxɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khas-DE-kha
- sentence
va-a-NI be-khas-DE-kha va-TAKH-ti ya-GEL-LI-bi bi-shu-a-TE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beḥasdeka {בְּחַסְדְּךָ | bə-ḥas-də-ḵā} ‘in Your steadfast love’ establishes the basis for trust.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dheth–samekh–daleth
“loyal love, covenantal kindness”
In context — Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in Your steadfast love; my heart will exult in Your salvation .
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 13:5, so the Hebrew word בְּחַסְדְּךָ (bekhasdekha) 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.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.5.W2.S1) and character.