Psalm 16:1:4Ps.16.1.W4TAB
אֵ֝֗ל
el
“O God”
- Transliteration
- EL
- Extended
- EEL
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- O God
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EL
- phraseyour reading level
shom-re-NI EL
- clause
shom-re-NI EL KI-kha-SI-ti VAKH
- sentence
mikh-TAM le-da-VID shom-re-NI EL KI-kha-SI-ti VAKH
Exegesis
The main clause opens with the imperative shomreni {שָֽׁמְרֵ֥נִי | šə-mərē-nî} ‘protect me’, addressing El {אֵ֝֗ל | ʾēl} ‘God’.
Root and etymology
Rootʾl
“god, mighty one”
In context — Psalm 16:1
A Michtam of David. Protect me, O God , for I have taken refuge in You.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 16:1, so the Hebrew word אֵ֝֗ל (el) 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.16.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.1.W4.S1) and character.