Psalm 16:4:9Ps.16.4.W9TAB
אֶת־שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם
etshemotam
“the names of them”
- Transliteration
- ET-she-mo-TAM
- Extended
- EET-she-moh-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʔet.ʃəmoˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the names of them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ET-she-mo-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM
- 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 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם (etshemotam) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W9.S1) and character.