Psalm 18:0:1Ps.18.0.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ
lamenatseakh
“For the choirmaster”
- Transliteration
- la-me-na-TSE-akh
- Extended
- lah-meh-nah-TSEE-ahkh
- IPA
- /lam.natˈtse.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- For the choirmaster
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
la-me-na-TSE-akh
- phraseyour reading level
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID a-SHER di-BER la-Ye-ho-VAH ET-di-ve-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT
- sentence
la-me-na-TSE-akh le-E-ved Ye-ho-VAH le-da-VID a-SHER di-BER la-Ye-ho-VAH ET-di-ve-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF KAL-o-ye-VAV u-mi-YAD sha-UL
Exegesis
The superscription opens with lamnatseach {לַמְנַצֵּחַ | lamnaṣṣēaḥ} ‘to the chief musician,’ marking the composition for public musical performance.
In context — Psalm 18:0
To the Chief Musician. Of David, the servant of the LORD , who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD delivered him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:0:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:0, so the Hebrew word לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ (lamenatseakh) 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.18.0.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.0.W1.S1) and character.