Psalm 16:4:5Ps.16.4.W5TAB
בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ
balassikh
“I will not pour out”
- Transliteration
- BAL-as-SIKH
- Extended
- BAAL-as-SEEkh
- IPA
- /bal.ʔasˈsiːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will not pour out
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAL-as-SIKH
- clause
ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM
- 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
Two parallel negations, bal {בַּל | bal} ‘not’ and u-bal {וּֽבַל | ū-bal} ‘and not’, introduce two first-person declarations of refusal regarding libations and names.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–lamed
“not, never”
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 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word בַּל־אַסִּ֣יךְ (balassikh) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W5.S1) and character.