Psalm 17:4:3Ps.17.4.W3TAB
בִּדְבַ֣ר
bidvar
“by the word”
- Transliteration
- bid-VAR
- Extended
- bihd-VAAR
- IPA
- /biðˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the word
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bid-VAR
- clause
lif-e-U-lot a-DAM bid-VAR se-fa-TE-kha
- sentence
lif-e-U-lot a-DAM bid-VAR se-fa-TE-kha a-NI sha-MAR-ti ar-KHOT pa-RITS
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase bidvar safateikha {בִּדְבַר שְׂפָתֶיךָ | bi-də-var sə-fa-te-kha} indicates reliance on divine utterance rather than human advice.
Root and etymology
Rootd-b-r
“word, matter”
In context — Psalm 17:4
Concerning the deeds of man, by the word of Your lips, I have kept myself from the paths of the violent.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 17:4, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבַ֣ר (bidvar) 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.17.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.4.W3.S1) and character.