Psalm 17:13:3Ps.17.13.W3TAB
קַדְּמָ֣ה
kaddema
“go before”
- Transliteration
- kad-de-MA
- Extended
- kahd-deh-MAA
- IPA
- /qad.dəˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- go before
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kad-de-MA
- phraseyour reading level
kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu
- clause
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu
- sentence
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu pal-le-TA naf-SHI me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
Exegesis
This is followed by the Piel imperative qadmah {קַדְּמָ֣ה | qad-də-māh} ‘confront’, intensifying divine engagement.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–dalet–mem
“to go forth, meet”
In context — Psalm 17:13
Arise, LORD ; confront him and subdue him; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 17:13, so the Hebrew word קַדְּמָ֣ה (kaddema) 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.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.13.W3.S1) and character.