Psalm 14:3:4Ps.14.3.W4TAB
נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ
neelakhu
“they have become corrupt”
- Transliteration
- ne-e-la-KHU
- Extended
- neh-ʔe-laa-KHUU
- IPA
- /nɛ.ʔɛˈlaːħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have become corrupt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-e-la-KHU
- clause
ne-e-la-KHU EN o-SEH-TOV
- sentence
ha-KOL SAR yakh-DAv ne-e-la-KHU EN o-SEH-TOV EN GAM-e-KHAD
Exegesis
The adverb yachdav {יַחְדָּ֢ו | yaḥ-dāv} ‘together’ modifies the Niphal perfect neelachu {נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ | ne-ʾe-lā-ḥū} ‘have become corrupt,’ emphasizing collective moral failure.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-ḥaleph–lamed–chet
“to be tainted, corrupt”
In context — Psalm 14:3
All have turned aside; together they have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 14:3, so the Hebrew word נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ (neelakhu) 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.14.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.3.W4.S1) and character.