Psalm 16:9:8Ps.16.9.W8TAB
לָבֶֽטַח׃
lavetakh
“in safety”
- Transliteration
- la-VE-takh
- Extended
- laa-VEH-takh
- IPA
- /jiʃˈkon/
Meaning by language
- English
- in safety
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-VE-takh
- phraseyour reading level
yish-KON la-VE-takh
- clause
AF-be-sa-RI yish-KON la-VE-takh
- sentence
la-KHEN sa-MAKH li-BI va-ya-GEL ke-vo-DI AF-be-sa-RI yish-KON la-VE-takh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase labetach {לָבֶטַח | lā-ḇe-ṭaḥ} ‘in safety’ closes the clause. The chiastic pairing of libbi/kevodi and besari/labetach, along with parallelism, highlights holistic well-being in both psychological and physical dimensions.
Root and etymology
b-t-ḥb-t-ḥ
“to trust, be secure”
In context — Psalm 16:9
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; also, my flesh will dwell in safety .
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 16:9, so the Hebrew word לָבֶֽטַח׃ (lavetakh) 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.16.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.9.W8.S1) and character.