Psalm 16:2:1Ps.16.2.W1TAB
אָמַ֣רְתְּ
amarte
“I said”
- Transliteration
- a-MAR-te
- Extended
- aa-MAR-teh
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈmart/
Meaning by language
- English
- I said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-MAR-te
- clause
a-MAR-te la-ye-ho-VAH a-do-NAI A-ta
- sentence
a-MAR-te la-ye-ho-VAH a-do-NAI A-ta to-va-TI BAL-a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with amarta {אָמַ֣רְתְּ | ʾā·mart} as an introductory verb of address, followed by the prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַֽיהוָה | la·Yəhō·wāh} and the appositional Adonai {אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾă·dō·nāy}, forming a direct divine address.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“to say, declare”
In context — Psalm 16:2
I said to the LORD , “You are my Lord ; any good in me is not independent of You.”
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:2, so the Hebrew word אָמַ֣רְתְּ (amarte) 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.2.W1.S1) and character.