Psalm 17:13:9Ps.17.13.W9TAB
חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃
kharbekha
“by Your sword”
- Transliteration
- khar-BE-kha
- Extended
- khahr-BEH-khah
- IPA
- /ħarˈbekʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by Your sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
khar-BE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
- clause
pal-le-TA naf-SHI me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
- 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
The prepositional noun merasha {מֵרָשָׁ֥ע | mē-rā-šāʿ} ‘from the wicked’ identifies the threat, and harbeka {חַרְבֶּֽךָ | ḥar-be-kā} ‘your sword’ marks the instrument of judgment. This asyndetic chain of imperatives heightens the imprecatory plea, and the English preserves this urgency by mirroring the Hebrew imperative sequence.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“to ravage, wield”
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 17:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 17:13, so the Hebrew word חַרְבֶּֽךָ׃ (kharbekha) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.13.W9.S1) and character.