Psalm 17:2:5Ps.17.2.W5TAB
תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה
tekhezena
“may behold”
- Transliteration
- te-khe-ZE-na
- Extended
- teh-kheh-ZEH-nah
- IPA
- /tɛħɛˈzɛːna/
Meaning by language
- English
- may behold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-khe-ZE-na
- phraseyour reading level
te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
- clause
e-NE-kha te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
- sentence
mil-le-fa-NE-kha mish-pa-TI ye-TSE e-NE-kha te-khe-ZE-na mei-sha-RIM
Exegesis
The second hemistich mirrors this pattern: einekha {עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ | ʿê-nê-ḵā} ‘your eyes’ serves as the subject of the jussive techezena {תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה | te-ḥe-ze-nāh} ‘let …
In context — Psalm 17:2
From before You, may my judgment go forth; let Your eyes behold what is upright .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 17:2, so the Hebrew word תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה (tekhezena) 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.17.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.2.W5.S1) and character.