Psalm 18:0:15Ps.18.0.W15TABWLC Psalms 18:1
כָּל־אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו
kaloyevav
“all his enemies”
- Transliteration
- KAL-o-ye-VAV
- Extended
- KAAL-oh-yeh-VAAV
- IPA
- /ˈkaːl.ʔoː.jəˈvaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- all his enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
KAL-o-ye-VAV
- phraseyour reading level
o-TO mi-KAF KAL-o-ye-VAV
- clause
be-YOM hi-TSIL-Ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF KAL-o-ye-VAV u-mi-YAD sha-UL
- 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 paired phrases mikkaf kol-oyevav umiyyad Shaul {מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִיַּד שָׁאֽוּל | mikkap kol-ʾōyəḇāw ûmiyyaḏ šāʾûl} move from the broad threat of all enemies to the specific threat of Saul, giving the heading both summary scope and historical precision.
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph-yod-bet
“to be hostile”
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 18:0:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Psalm 18:0, so the Hebrew word כָּל־אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו (kaloyevav) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.0.W15.S1) and character.