Psalm 16:7:6Ps.16.7.W6TAB
יִסְּר֥וּנִי
yisseruni
“they instruct me”
- Transliteration
- yis-se-RU-ni
- Extended
- yihs-seh-ROO-nee
- IPA
- /jis.səˈruːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- they instruct me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
yis-se-RU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
yis-se-RU-ni khil-yo-TAI
- 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 Piel imperfect yisseruni {יִסְּר֥וּנִי | yis-sə-rū-nî} ‘they instruct me’ refers to kilyotay {כִלְיוֹתָֽי | kil-yō-ṯāy} ‘my kidneys’, employing a Hebraic idiom for inner reflection. The parallelism contrasts divine counsel with internal instruction and the shift from perfect to imperfect highlights completed counsel and ongoing guidance.
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 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 16:7, so the Hebrew word יִסְּר֥וּנִי (yisseruni) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.7.W6.S1) and character.