Psalm 18:11:2Ps.18.11.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:12

סְבִיבוֹתָ֣יו

sevivotaiv

around him

Transliteration
se-vi-VO-taiv
Extended
seh-vih-VOH-taiv
IPA
/səviːvoˈtaːv/

Meaning by language

English
around him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
סְ + בִי + בוֹ + תָ֣יו
se + vi + vo + taiv
sevivotaiv

Alphabet Analysis

Samekhs as in sit
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    se-vi-VO-taiv

  2. clause

    ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH se-vi-VO-taiv su-ka-TO

  3. sentence

    ya-FESHET kho-SHEKH se-vi-VO-taiv su-ka-TO khesh-KHAT-MA-yim a-VE she-kha-KIM

In contextPsalm 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 18:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:11, so the Hebrew word סְבִיבוֹתָ֣יו (sevivotaiv) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.11.W2.S1) and character.