Psalm 17:1:2Ps.17.1.W2TAB
לְדָ֫וִ֥ד
ledavid
“of David”
- Transliteration
- le-da-VID
- Extended
- leh-daa-VEED
- IPA
- /lədaˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- of David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-da-VID
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-VID shim-A ye-ho-VAH TSE-dek
- clause
te-fi-LA le-da-VID shim-A ye-ho-VAH TSE-dek hak-shi-VA rin-NA-ti ha-a-ZI-na te-fi-la-TI
- sentence
te-fi-LA le-da-VID shim-A ye-ho-VAH TSE-dek hak-shi-VA rin-NA-ti ha-a-ZI-na te-fi-la-TI be-LO sif-TEI mir-MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the superscription tefillah {תְּפִלָּה | tĕ-p̄î-lāh} “prayer” and le-David {לְדָוִד | lə-ḏā-wid} “of David,” marking authorship and liturgical genre.
In context — Psalm 17:1
A prayer of David. Listen, O LORD , to a righteous plea ; pay attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer; for my lips are not deceitful.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:1, so the Hebrew word לְדָ֫וִ֥ד (ledavid) 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.17.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.1.W2.S1) and character.