Psalm 17:12:4Ps.17.12.W4TAB
לִטְר֑וֹף
litrof
“to tear prey”
- Transliteration
- lit-ROF
- Extended
- liht-ROHF
- IPA
- /litrˈoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to tear prey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lit-ROF
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF
- clause
dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF
- sentence
dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im
In context — Psalm 17:12
His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding places .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:12, so the Hebrew word לִטְר֑וֹף (litrof) 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.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.12.W4.S1) and character.