Psalm 16:5:6Ps.16.5.W6TAB
גּוֹרָלִֽי׃
gorali
“my lot”
- Transliteration
- go-ra-LI
- Extended
- goh-raa-LEE
- IPA
- /ɡoːraˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
go-ra-LI
- phraseyour reading level
to-MIKH go-ra-LI
- clause
a-TTA to-MIKH go-ra-LI
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH me-NAT-khel-KI ve-kho-SI a-TTA to-MIKH go-ra-LI
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect tomikh {תּוֹמִ֥יךְ | tō-mîkh} ‘uphold’ governs gorali {גּוֹרָלִֽי | gō-rā-lî} ‘my lot’, forming syntactic parallelism that emphasizes ongoing divine provision.
Root and etymology
Rootg-w-r-l
“lot, destiny”
In context — Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of my allotment and my cup; You uphold my lot.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 16:5, so the Hebrew word גּוֹרָלִֽי׃ (gorali) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.5.W6.S1) and character.