Psalm 17:3:8Ps.17.3.W8TAB
בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃
balyaavarpi
“shall not cross my mouth”
- Transliteration
- bal-ya-a-VAR-PI
- Extended
- bahl-yah-ah-VAAR-PEE
- IPA
- /zaˈm.oː.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not cross my mouth
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bal-ya-a-VAR-PI
- clause
za-MO-ti bal-ya-a-VAR-PI
- 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.
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 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 17:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 17:3, so the Hebrew word בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃ (balyaavarpi) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.3.W8.S1) and character.