Psalm 16:7:1Ps.16.7.W1TAB
אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ
avarekh
“I will bless”
- Transliteration
- a-va-REKH
- Extended
- a-va-REEKH
- IPA
- /ʔăvaˈreːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will bless
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
a-va-REKH
- clause
a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni
- sentence
a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ye-a-TSA-ni AF-lei-LOT yis-se-RU-ni khil-yo-TAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with avarekh {אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ | ʾă-vā-rēḵ} ‘I will bless’, a first person Piel imperfect expressing deliberate praise toward yehowah {יְ֭הוָה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’.
Root and etymology
Rootbrk
“to bless”
In context — Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; even at night my kidneys instruct me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:7, so the Hebrew word אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ (avarekh) 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.7.W1.S1) and character.