Psalm 17:5:4Ps.17.5.W4TAB
בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ
balnamottu
“let them not slip”
- Transliteration
- BAL-na-MOT-tu
- Extended
- BAL-naa-MOHT-tu
- IPA
- /bal.naˈmoːt.tu/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them not slip
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BAL-na-MOT-tu
- clause
BAL-na-MOT-tu fe-a-MAI
- sentence
ta-MOKH a-shu-RAI be-ma-ag-ge-lo-TE-kha BAL-na-MOT-tu fe-a-MAI
Exegesis
The emphatic particle bal {בַּל־ | bal} ‘not’ introduces a negative-result clause with the Nifal imperfect namotu {נָמֹטּוּ | nā-mōṭ-ṭū} ‘they slip’, emphasizing prevention of faltering.
In context — Psalm 17:5
Uphold my steps in Your paths, so that my footsteps do not slip.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:5, so the Hebrew word בַּל־נָמ֥וֹטּוּ (balnamottu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.5.W4.S1) and character.