Psalm 13:5:3Ps.13.5.W3TABWLC Psalms 13:6
בָטַחְתִּי
vatakhti
“I have trusted”
- Transliteration
- va-TAKH-ti
- Extended
- vaa-TAKH-tih
- IPA
- /vaːˈtˤaħ.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have trusted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TAKH-ti
- sentence
va-a-NI be-khas-DE-kha va-TAKH-ti ya-GEL-LI-bi bi-shu-a-TE-kha
Exegesis
Batachti {בָּטַחְתִּי | bā-ṭaḥ-tî} presents trust as a completed, settled action, which leads into the imperfect yagel {יָגֵל | yā-gēl} ‘will rejoice,’ with its initial position emphasizing the certainty of future joy.
Root and etymology
b-ṭ-ḥbet–tet–ḥet
“to trust, feel secure”
In context — Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in Your steadfast love; my heart will exult in Your salvation .
About this coordinate
Psalm 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 13:5, so the Hebrew word בָטַחְתִּי (vatakhti) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.13.5.W3.S1) and character.