Psalm 18:19:2Ps.18.19.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:20
לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב
lamerkhav
“to a wide place”
- Transliteration
- la-MER-khav
- Extended
- lah-MEHR-khahv
- IPA
- /lam.mɛrˈħaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a wide place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-MER-khav
- clause
va-yo-tsi-E-ni la-MER-khav
- sentence
va-yo-tsi-E-ni la-MER-khav ye-khal-le-TSE-ni KI kha-FETS BI
Exegesis
The goal phrase la-merchav {לַמֶּרְחָב | la-mer-ḥāḇ} ‘to a spacious place’ emphasizes the transition to safety.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–het–bet
“broadness”
In context — Psalm 18:19
And He brought me out to a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:19, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב (lamerkhav) 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.18.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.19.W2.S1) and character.