Psalm 14:1:10Ps.14.1.W10TAB
עֲלִילָ֗ה
alila
“deeds”
- Transliteration
- a-li-LA
- Extended
- ah-lih-LAA
- IPA
- /ʕăliˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deeds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-li-LA
- phraseyour reading level
hit-I-vu a-li-LA
- clause
hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
The singular noun alilah {עֲלִילָ֗ה | ʿă-lî-lāh} ‘deed’ then summarizes this corruption, followed by a second ein {אֵ֣ין | ’ên} and the compound participle–adjective oseh-tov {עֹשֵׂה־טוֹב | ‘ō-śēh-ṭōv} ‘one who does good’, culminating in a universal negation. This progression from private denial to public immorality underscores the link between inner belief and outward action. Direct speech and plural pronouns are retained to reflect the Hebrew’s emphatic negations and inclusive indictment.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-layin–lamed–lamed
“to do, to act”
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word עֲלִילָ֗ה (alila) 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.14.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W10.S1) and character.