Psalm 15:1:5Ps.15.1.W5TAB
בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ
beohalekha
“in your tent”
- Transliteration
- be-o-ha-le-KHA
- Extended
- beh-ʔo-hah-leh-KHA
- IPA
- /bəʔɔħɔˈlɛkʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your tent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-o-ha-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA
- clause
miz-MOR le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA
- sentence
miz-MOR le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA MI-yish-KON be-HAR kod-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases bə-ʾāhôlêḵā {בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ | bə-ʾā-hô-lê-ḵā} “in Your tent” and bə-har qô-ḏ-šêḵā {בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ | bə-har qō-ḏ-šê-ḵā} “on Your holy hill” form parallel construct chains that underscore divine possession and the exclusivity of access to God’s presence.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–heh–lamed
“tent, dwelling”
In context — Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. LORD , who may be a guest in Your tent ? Who may make his home on Your holy hill?
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 15:1, so the Hebrew word בְּאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ (beohalekha) 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.15.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.1.W5.S1) and character.