Psalm 17:3:4Ps.17.3.W4TAB
לַּ֗יְלָה
laila
“by night”
- Transliteration
- LAI-la
- Extended
- LAI-lah
- IPA
- /paːˈqaḏ.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LAI-la
- 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 prepositional phrase laylāh {לַּ֗יְלָה | la-y-lāh} ‘at night’ temporally frames these actions.
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 17:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word לַּ֗יְלָה (laila) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W4.S1) and character.