Psalm 16:8:7Ps.16.8.W7TAB
בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃
balemot
“I shall not be shaken”
- Transliteration
- BAL-e-MOT
- Extended
- BAAL-eh-MOHT
- IPA
- /bal.ʔemˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- I shall not be shaken
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAL-e-MOT
- clause
KI mi-mi-NI BAL-e-MOT
- sentence
shi-VI-ti ye-ho-VAH le-NEG-di ta-MID KI mi-mi-NI BAL-e-MOT
Exegesis
The negative particle bal {בַּל־ | bal} negates the Niphal imperfect emot {אֶמּֽוֹט | ʾem-mōṭ}, affirming unmovable confidence. This paratactic parallelism pairs divine proximity with assured stability, a structure carried into the English SVO order.
Root and etymology
Rootm-w-ṭ
“to shake”
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 16:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 16:8, so the Hebrew word בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃ (balemot) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.8.W7.S1) and character.