Psalm 18:17:2Ps.18.17.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:18

מֵאֹיְבִ֫י

meoyevi

from my enemy

Transliteration
me-O-ye-VI
Extended
meh-OH-yeh-VEE
IPA
/meːʔojˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
from my enemy

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֵ + אֹ + יְ + בִ֫י
me + o + ye + vi
meoyevi

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
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

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-O-ye-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    me-O-ye-VI AZ

  3. sentence

    ye-tsi-LE-ni me-O-ye-VI AZ u-me-sa-ne-AI KI-AM-tsu mi-ME-ni

Exegesis

The construct phrase meoyvi az {מֵאֹיְבִּי עָז | mē-ʾō-ye-ḇî ʿāz} specifies “my strong enemy,” intensifying the adversary’s threat.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–yod–bet

enemy

In contextPsalm 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 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:17, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹיְבִ֫י (meoyevi) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.17.W2.S1) and character.