Psalm 18:17:1Ps.18.17.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:18
יְצִּילֵ֗נִי
yetsileni
“he will rescue me”
- Transliteration
- ye-tsi-LE-ni
- Extended
- yeh-tsiih-LEE-nee
- IPA
- /jəts͡siːˈleːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will rescue me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-tsi-LE-ni
- sentence
ye-tsi-LE-ni me-O-ye-VI AZ u-me-sa-ne-AI KI-AM-tsu mi-ME-ni
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hifil verb yatzileni {יַּצִּילֵנִּי | yaṣ-ṣî-lê-nî} indicating divine causative rescue.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tsade–lamed
“to snatch away, deliver”
In context — Psalm 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:17, so the Hebrew word יְצִּילֵ֗נִי (yetsileni) 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.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.17.W1.S1) and character.