Psalm 18:0:12Ps.18.0.W12TABWLC Psalms 18:1

הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָ֘ה

hitsilyehovah

the LORD delivered

Transliteration
hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
hih-TSEEL-Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/hitˈtsiːl.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the LORD delivered

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הִֽ + צִּ + י + ליְה + וָ֘ה
hi + tsil + ye + ho + vah
hitsilyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tsadets as in cats
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-YOM hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    be-YOM hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF KAL-o-ye-VAV u-mi-YAD sha-UL

  4. 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 clause hitsil-YHWH oto {הִצִּיל־יְהוָה אֹותֹו | hiṣṣîl-Yəhōwāh ʾōṯô} places YHWH after the verb, allowing the act of rescue to sound first and then naming the rescuer.

Root and etymology

consonantsnun-tsade-lamed

to snatch away, deliver

In contextPsalm 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 18:0:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Psalm 18:0, so the Hebrew word הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָ֘ה (hitsilyehovah) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.0.W12.S1) and character.