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
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-O-ye-VI
- phraseyour reading level
me-O-ye-VI AZ
- 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 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 18:17:2 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.