Psalm 16:2:6Ps.16.2.W6TAB
בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃
balalekha
“is not beyond you”
- Transliteration
- BAL-a-LE-kha
- Extended
- BAL-aa-LEH-khah
- IPA
- /bal.ʕaˈlɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- is not beyond you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAL-a-LE-kha
- 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
Rootbet–lamed
“not, never”
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 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 16:2, so the Hebrew word בַּל־עָלֶֽיךָ׃ (balalekha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.2.W6.S1) and character.