Psalm 18:20:7Ps.18.20.W7TABWLC Psalms 18:21
לִֽי׃
li
“to me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHIV LI
- clause
ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
- sentence
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-KI ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
Exegesis
The Hifil imperfect yashiv {יָשִׁיב | yā-šîḇ} ‘he restores’ with beneficiary li {לִי | lī} ‘to me’ shifts to SVO in translation, preserving Hebrew balance and moral emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootb-l-ʿ-l
“worthlessness”
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 18:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 18:20, so the Hebrew word לִֽי׃ (li) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.20.W7.S1) and character.