Psalm 16:2:5Ps.16.2.W5TAB
ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י
tovati
“my good”
- Transliteration
- to-va-TI
- Extended
- toh-vah-TIH
- IPA
- /tovɑˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- my good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-va-TI
- clause
to-va-TI BAL-a-LE-kha
- sentence
a-MAR-te la-ye-ho-VAH a-do-NAI A-ta to-va-TI BAL-a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verbless clause tovati balalekha {ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ | ṭō·ḇā·tî bāl·ʿā·le·ḵā} employs the negative particle bal to express absolute exclusion of the psalmist’s goodness from divine merit. These elements create antithetic parallelism between divine lordship and the psalmist’s complete dependence, preserved by maintaining Hebrew word order and emphasis.
Root and etymology
Roottet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
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 16:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 16:2, so the Hebrew word ט֝וֹבָתִ֗י (tovati) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.2.W5.S1) and character.