Psalm 17:3:5Ps.17.3.W5TAB

צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי

tseraftani

“you have tested me”

Transliteration: tse-RAF-ta-ni
Extended: tseh-RAHF-tah-nih
IPA: /ˈlaj.laː/

Meaning by language

English: you have tested me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

צְ + רַפְ + תַּ֥ + נִי

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tse + raf + ta + ni

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tseraftani

Alphabet Analysis

	Tsade	ts as in cats
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Pe	p with dagesh; f without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Nun	n as in new
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

word
tse-RAF-ta-ni
phraseyour reading level
tse-RAF-ta-ni bal-tim-TSA
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 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי (tseraftani) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W5.S1) and character.

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