Psalm 18:20:1Ps.18.20.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:21
יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי
yigmeleni
“He repays me”
- Transliteration
- yig-me-LE-ni
- Extended
- yig-meh-LEE-nee
- IPA
- /jiɡməˈleːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- He repays me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
yig-me-LE-ni
- clause
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-KI
- sentence
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-KI ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
Exegesis
yigmeleni {יִגְמְלֵנִי | yigmə-lē-nî} ‘he rewards me’ in Qal imperfect opens the verse in VSO order, foregrounding divine action before the subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–mem–lamed
“to deal, recompense, reward”
In context — Psalm 18:20
The LORD rewards me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:20, so the Hebrew word יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי (yigmeleni) 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.18.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.20.W1.S1) and character.