Psalm 14:2:8Ps.14.2.W8TAB
דֹּ֝רֵשׁ
doresh
“one who seeks”
- Transliteration
- do-RESH
- Extended
- doh-REESH
- IPA
- /doˈreːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who seeks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
do-RESH
- clause
do-RESH ET-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH mish-sha-MA-yim hish-KIF al-be-NEI-a-DAM lir-OT ha-YESH mas-KIL do-RESH ET-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The parallel participles maskil {מַשְׂכִּ֑יל | mas-kîl} ‘one having understanding’ and doresh {דֹּ֝רֵשׁ | dō-rēš} ‘one seeking’ present the ideal human response.
Root and etymology
d-r-shdaleth–resh–shin
“to seek, inquire”
In context — Psalm 14:2
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of man to see whether there is anyone who has understanding and seeks God .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 14:2, so the Hebrew word דֹּ֝רֵשׁ (doresh) 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.14.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.2.W8.S1) and character.