Psalm 17:5:3Ps.17.5.W3TAB
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ
bemaaggelotekha
“in your paths”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-ag-ge-lo-TE-kha
- Extended
- beh-ma-ahg-geh-lo-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /bəməʕɡəloˈteːxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your paths
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ma-ag-ge-lo-TE-kha
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-g-l
“circuit, path”
In context — Psalm 17:5
Uphold my steps in Your paths, so that my footsteps do not slip.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 17:5, so the Hebrew word בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ (bemaaggelotekha) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.5.W3.S1) and character.