Psalm 18:16:1Ps.18.16.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:17
יִשְׁלַ֣ח
yishlakh
“he sent”
- Transliteration
- yish-LAKH
- Extended
- yish-LAHKH
- IPA
- /jiʃˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-LAKH
- clause
yish-LAKH mim-ma-ROM yik-ka-KHE-ni
- sentence
yish-LAKH mim-ma-ROM yik-ka-KHE-ni yam-SHE-ni mim-MA-yim rab-BIM
Exegesis
The verse features verb-initial clauses with yishlach {יִשְׁלַח | yiš-laḥ} “he will send,” yiqqacheni {יִקָּחֵנִי | yiq-qā-ḥê-nî} “he will take me,” and yamsheni {יַמְשֵׁנִי | yam-šê-nî} “he will draw me,” emphasizing successive divine rescue actions.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–chet
“to send, stretch forth”
In context — Psalm 18:16
He sent from on high and took me; He drew me out of many waters .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:16, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁלַ֣ח (yishlakh) 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.18.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.16.W1.S1) and character.