Psalm 18:14:3Ps.18.14.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:15

וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם

vayefitsem

and he scattered them

Transliteration
va-ye-fi-TSEM
Extended
vah-yeh-fih-TSEEM
IPA
/vajəfiˈtseːm/

Meaning by language

English
and he scattered them

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Result
וַ + יְ + פִי + צֵ֑ם
va + ye + fi + tsem
vayefitsem

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-fi-TSEM

  2. clause

    va-yish-LAKH khit-TSAI-v va-ye-fi-TSEM

  3. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH khit-TSAI-v va-ye-fi-TSEM uv-ra-KIM RAV

Exegesis

The first vav-consecutive introduces vayishlach {וַיְשַׁלַּח | way-yiš-laḥ} ‘sent’, establishing the initial act, followed by the causative Hiphil form vayefitzem {וַיְפִיצֵם | way-ye-pi-ṭsēm} ‘scattered’, which intensifies the divine agency.

In contextPsalm 18:14

And He sent out His arrows and scattered them; He hurled many lightnings and confounded them.

About this coordinate

Psalm 18:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:14, so the Hebrew word וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם (vayefitsem) 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.18.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.14.W3.S1) and character.