Psalm 17:3:6Ps.17.3.W6TAB
בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א
baltimtsa
“you will not find”
- Transliteration
- bal-tim-TSA
- Extended
- bahl-tihm-TSA
- IPA
- /tsəraˈftani/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will not find
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
bal-tim-TSA
- 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 negative particle bal {בַל־ | bal} with the imperfect verbs timṣā {תִּמְצָ֑א | tim-ṣā} and yaʿăvar {יַעֲבָר־ | ya-ʿă-var} signals strong volitional refusal.
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 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א (baltimtsa) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W6.S1) and character.