Psalm 17:7:2Ps.17.7.W2TAB
חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ
khasadekha
“your acts of loyal love”
- Transliteration
- kha-sa-DE-kha
- Extended
- khah-saa-DEH-kha
- IPA
- /ħaśɔˈdɛxa/
Meaning by language
- English
- your acts of loyal love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
kha-sa-DE-kha
- clause
haf-LE kha-sa-DE-kha mo-SHI-a kho-SIM
- sentence
haf-LE kha-sa-DE-kha mo-SHI-a kho-SIM mi-mit-ko-me-MIM bi-ymi-NE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chasadekha {חֲסָדֶיךָ | ḥă-sā-de-kha} ‘your steadfast love’ directly links divine mercy to the addressee.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dḥ–s–d
“steadfast love”
In context — Psalm 17:7
Show Your marvelous steadfast love; O Savior of those who seek refuge, You who save by Your right hand from those who rise up against them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:7, so the Hebrew word חֲ֭סָדֶיךָ (khasadekha) 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.17.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.7.W2.S1) and character.