Psalm 17:11:1Ps.17.11.W1TAB
אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ
ashurenu
“our steps”
- Transliteration
- a-shu-RE-nu
- Extended
- ah-shu-REE-nu
- IPA
- /ʔaʃ.ʃuˈreː.nu/
Meaning by language
- English
- our steps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-shu-RE-nu
- clause
a-shu-RE-nu a-TA sa-va-VO-ni se-VA-vu-nu
- sentence
a-shu-RE-nu a-TA sa-va-VO-ni se-VA-vu-nu e-NE-heem ya-SHI-tu lin-TOT ba-A-retz
Exegesis
The verse begins with ashurenu {אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ | ʾaššūrēnû} framing the psalmist’s movement; the adverb attah {עַתָּה | ʿattāh} introduces immediacy.
Root and etymology
א־ש־ר
“to go forward”
In context — Psalm 17:11
They have now surrounded us at every step of our path ; they have encircled us and set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 17:11, so the Hebrew word אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ (ashurenu) 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.11.W1.S1) and character.