Psalm 17:9:4Ps.17.9.W4TAB
שַׁדּ֑וּנִי
shaduni
“attack me”
- Transliteration
- sha-DU-ni
- Extended
- shah-DOO-nih
- IPA
- /ʃadˈduːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- attack me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-DU-ni
- clause
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni
- sentence
mip-NEI re-sha-IM ZU sha-DU-ni oi-va-Y be-NE-fesh yak-KI-fu a-LAI
Exegesis
The relative pronoun zu {זוּ | zû} introduces a clause with the Piel perfect shaduni {שַּדּוּנִי | šad-dū-nî} ‘have devastated me’, depicting violent oppression.
In context — Psalm 17:9
From the wicked who do me violence , from my enemies who seek my life , who surround me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 17:9, so the Hebrew word שַׁדּ֑וּנִי (shaduni) 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.17.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.9.W4.S1) and character.