Psalm 17:5:2Ps.17.5.W2TAB
אֲ֭שֻׁרַי
ashurai
“my steps”
- Transliteration
- a-shu-RAI
- Extended
- ah-shu-RAI
- IPA
- /ʔăʃuˈraj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my steps
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-shu-RAI
- clause
ta-MOKH a-shu-RAI be-ma-ag-ge-lo-TE-kha
- sentence
ta-MOKH a-shu-RAI be-ma-ag-ge-lo-TE-kha BAL-na-MOT-tu fe-a-MAI
Exegesis
The construct noun ashurai {אֲשֻׁרַי | ʾă-šu-ray} ‘my steps’ personalizes the request, while the prepositional phrase bemaʿgelotekha {בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶיךָ | bə-maʿ-gə-lō-ṭe-ḵā} ‘in Your paths’ locates dependence within Your ordained way.
The synonymous parallelism between ashurai {אֲשֻׁרַי | ʾă-šu-ray} and pe’amaim {פְעָמָי | fə-ʿă-maim} ‘my footsteps’ reinforces continuous sustaining presence. The imperative + locative phrase + negative-result structure underscores uninterrupted stewardship throughout the psalmist’s journey.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-š-r
“step, walk”
In context — Psalm 17:5
Uphold my steps in Your paths, so that my footsteps do not slip.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:5, so the Hebrew word אֲ֭שֻׁרַי (ashurai) 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.17.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.5.W2.S1) and character.