Psalm 17:11:3Ps.17.11.W3TAB
סבבוני
savavoni
“they have surrounded me”
- Transliteration
- sa-va-VO-ni
- Extended
- sah-vah-VOH-nee
- IPA
- /savaˈvoː.ni/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have surrounded me
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-va-VO-ni
- 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 perfect verbs sabavuni {סָבָבוּנִי | sāḇāḇûnî} and sevavunu {סְבָב֑וּנוּ | səḇāḇûnû} progress from individual to communal siege.
Root and etymology
ס־ב־ב
“to go around, surround”
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 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 17:11, so the Hebrew word סבבוני (savavoni) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.11.W3.S1) and character.