Psalm 18:10:2Ps.18.10.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:11
עַל־כְּרוּב
alkeruv
“upon a cherub”
- Transliteration
- al-ke-RUV
- Extended
- ahl-keh-ROOV
- IPA
- /ʕal.kəˈruːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon a cherub
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ke-RUV
- clause
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF
- sentence
va-yir-KAV al-ke-RUV va-ya-OF va-YE-de al-kan-FEI-RU-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase alkeruv {עַל־כְּרוּב | ʿal-kərûḇ} designates the divine chariot vehicle.
Root and etymology
Rootkuf–resh–bet
“cherubic being”
In context — Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and He flew; indeed, He soared upon the wings of the wind .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:10, so the Hebrew word עַל־כְּרוּב (alkeruv) 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.18.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.10.W2.S1) and character.