Psalm 16:5:3Ps.16.5.W3TAB
וְכוֹסִ֑י
vekhosi
“and my cup”
- Transliteration
- ve-kho-SI
- Extended
- veh-khoh-SEE
- IPA
- /vəxoˈsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my cup
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-kho-SI
- phraseyour reading level
me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI
- clause
ye-ho-VAH me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI a-TTA to-MIKH go-ra-LI
Exegesis
The construct compound menat-helqi {מְנָת־חֶלְקִ֥י | mə-nāṯ ḥel-qî} ‘portion of my allotment’ expresses legal inheritance, paralleled by kosi {וְכוֹסִ֑י | wə-kō-sî} ‘my cup’ through the conjunction wə- {וְ}, creating dual imagery of inheritance and sustenance.
Root and etymology
Rootk-w-s
“cup, vessel”
In context — Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of my allotment and my cup; You uphold my lot.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְכוֹסִ֑י (vekhosi) 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.16.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.5.W3.S1) and character.