Psalm 14:1:9Ps.14.1.W9TAB
הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ
hitivu
“they have done abominably”
- Transliteration
- hit-I-vu
- Extended
- hih-te-EE-voo
- IPA
- /hitˈʕiːvu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have done abominably
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hit-I-vu
- 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
A shift to plural verbs hishchitu {הִֽשְׁחִיתוּ | hiš-ḥî-tû} ‘they have acted corruptly’ and hitivu {הִֽתְעִיבוּ | hit-ʿî-vû} ‘they have done abominably’ broadens the indictment from individual to collective behavior.
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 14:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ (hitivu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W9.S1) and character.