Psalm 17:11:4Ps.17.11.W4TAB
סְבָב֑וּנוּ
sevavunu
“they have encircled us”
- Transliteration
- se-VA-vu-nu
- Extended
- seh-VAA-voo-nu
- IPA
- /svɔˈvuː.nu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have encircled us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-VA-vu-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 perfect verbs sabavuni {סָבָבוּנִי | sāḇāḇûnî} and sevavunu {סְבָב֑וּנוּ | səḇāḇûnû} progress from individual to communal siege.
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 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:11, so the Hebrew word סְבָב֑וּנוּ (sevavunu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.11.W4.S1) and character.