Psalm 17:3:7Ps.17.3.W7TAB

זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י

zamoti

my plan

Transliteration
za-MO-ti
Extended
zah-MOH-tih
IPA
/bal.timˈtsaː/

Meaning by language

English
my plan

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Result
זַ֝ + מֹּ + תִ֗י
za + mo + ti
zamoti

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    za-MO-ti

  2. clause

    za-MO-ti bal-ya-a-VAR-PI

  3. 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 construct chain zammōtî {זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י | zam-mō-tî} and pî {פִּֽי | pî} forms an idiom expressing a resolve to restrain speech, moving from past divine examination to future self-control.

In contextPsalm 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 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י (zamoti) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W7.S1) and character.