Psalm 16:4:10Ps.16.4.W10TAB
עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃
alsefatai
“upon my lips”
- Transliteration
- al-se-fa-TAI
- Extended
- al-se-faa-TAI
- IPA
- /ʕal.səfaˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon my lips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
al-se-fa-TAI
- clause
u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM al-se-fa-TAI
- sentence
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM al-se-fa-TAI
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes shemotam {שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם | šə·mô·ṯām} ‘their names’, followed by the prepositional phrase al sfatai {עַל־שְׂפָתָי׃ | ʿal sə·pā·ṯāy} ‘on my lips’, framing an image of utter rejection. The chiastic arrangement of the negatives and parallel structure underscores the absolute repudiation of idolatrous rites.
In context — Psalm 16:4
The pains of those who hasten after another will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I lift up their names upon my lips.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־שְׂפָתָֽי׃ (alsefatai) 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.16.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W10.S1) and character.