Psalm 16:3:4Ps.16.3.W4TAB
וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י
veaddirei
“and the noble ones”
- Transliteration
- ve-ad-di-REI
- Extended
- veh-ad-dih-REE
- IPA
- /vəʔad.diˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the noble ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ad-di-REI
- clause
ve-ad-di-REI KOL-KHEF-tsi-VAM
- sentence
lik-do-SHIM a-SHER-BA-A-retz HE-ma ve-ad-di-REI KOL-KHEF-tsi-VAM
Exegesis
The construct noun veaddirē {וְ֝אַדִּירֵי | wə-ʾaddirē} parallels liqdoshiym to emphasize honored status.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-d-r
“mighty, noble”
In context — Psalm 16:3
The holy ones who are in the land indeed are the noble ones ; all my delight is in them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 16:3, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י (veaddirei) 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.16.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.3.W4.S1) and character.