Psalm 16:8:1Ps.16.8.W1TAB
שִׁוִּ֬יתִי
shiviti
“I have set”
- Transliteration
- shi-VI-ti
- Extended
- shih-VEE-tee
- IPA
- /ʃiˈviːti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shi-VI-ti
- clause
shi-VI-ti ye-ho-VAH le-NEG-di ta-MID
- sentence
shi-VI-ti ye-ho-VAH le-NEG-di ta-MID KI mi-mi-NI BAL-e-MOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hiphil perfect verb shiviti {שִׁוִּ֬יתִי | šiwwîṯî} indicating a completed act with ongoing relevance.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-w-m
“to place, establish”
In context — Psalm 16:8
I keep the LORD before me at all times; since He is beside me at my right hand, I will not be moved .
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 16:8, so the Hebrew word שִׁוִּ֬יתִי (shiviti) 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.16.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.8.W1.S1) and character.