Psalm 16:11:4Ps.16.11.W4TAB
שֹׂ֣בַע
sova
“fullness”
- Transliteration
- SO-va
- Extended
- SOH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈsoːvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- fullness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
SO-va
- phraseyour reading level
O-rakh khai-YIM SO-va se-ma-KHOT ET-pa-NE-kha
- clause
to-di-E-ni O-rakh khai-YIM SO-va se-ma-KHOT ET-pa-NE-kha
- sentence
to-di-E-ni O-rakh khai-YIM SO-va se-ma-KHOT ET-pa-NE-kha ne-i-MOT bi-yi-MIN-kha NE-tsakh
Exegesis
The noun pair sova semachot {שֹׂבַע שְׂמָחוֹת | śō-va‘ śə-mā-ḥôt} uses intensification to emphasize abundant joy.
Root and etymology
s-v-‘samekh–vav–ayin
“fullness”
In context — Psalm 16:11
You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence my joy is complete; at Your right hand are pleasures forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 16:11, so the Hebrew word שֹׂ֣בַע (sova) 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.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.11.W4.S1) and character.