Psalm 17:3:1Ps.17.3.W1TAB
בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ
bakhanta
“you have examined”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHAN-ta
- Extended
- baa-KHAHN-tah
- IPA
- /baːˈħan.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have examined
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KHAN-ta
- clause
ba-KHAN-ta li-BI pa-KAD-ta LAI-la tse-RAF-ta-ni bal-tim-TSA
- sentence
ba-KHAN-ta li-BI pa-KAD-ta LAI-la tse-RAF-ta-ni bal-tim-TSA za-MO-ti bal-ya-a-VAR-PI
Exegesis
The verse employs three Qal perfect verbs in asyndeton—bachanta {בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ | bā-ḥan-tā} ‘you have examined,’ paqadta {פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ | pā-qa-ḏ-tā} ‘you have visited,’ and tseraphtani {צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי | tse-raph-tā-nî} ‘you have tested me’—to depict thorough divine scrutiny.
In context — Psalm 17:3
You have examined my heart; You have visited me at night ; You have tested me and You will find nothing; I am resolved that my mouth will not transgress.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ (bakhanta) 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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W1.S1) and character.