Psalm 18:11:1Ps.18.11.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:12
יָ֤פֶשׁת חֹ֣שֶׁךְ
yafeshet khoshekh
“He made darkness spread out”
- Transliteration
- ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH
- Extended
- yaa-FE-shet khoh-SHEKH
- IPA
- /jaːˈfɛʃɛt xoˈʃɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- He made darkness spread out
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH
- clause
ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH se-vi-VO-taiv su-ka-TO
- sentence
ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH se-vi-VO-taiv su-ka-TO khesh-KHAT-MA-yim a-VE she-kha-KIM
Exegesis
The noun choshekh {חֹשֶׁךְ | ḥō-šeḵ} in absolute form combines with sitro {סִתְרוֹ | sit-rō} in construct to convey a protective concealment.
Root and etymology
ח־ש־ך
“to be dark”
In context — Psalm 18:11
He made darkness His covering ; His surroundings and His canopy were the darkness of the waters and the thick clouds of the skies.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:11, so the Hebrew word יָ֤פֶשׁת חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (yafeshet khoshekh) 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.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.11.W1.S1) and character.