Psalm 16:7:5Ps.16.7.W5TAB
אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת
afleilot
“also at night”
- Transliteration
- AF-lei-LOT
- Extended
- AHF-lei-LOHT
- IPA
- /ˈʔaf lejˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- also at night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AF-lei-LOT
- clause
AF-lei-LOT yis-se-RU-ni khil-yo-TAI
- 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 adversative af {אַף־ | ʾaf} ‘even’ links to the temporal noun leylot {לֵ֝יל֗וֹת | lē-lōṯ} ‘nights’, indicating repeated intervals.
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 16:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 16:7, so the Hebrew word אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת (afleilot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.7.W5.S1) and character.