Psalm 18:22:3Ps.18.22.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:23
וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו
vekhukottaiv
“and his statutes”
- Transliteration
- ve-khu-kot-TAIV
- Extended
- veh-khu-kohT-TAIV
- IPA
- /vɛħuˈkːoːtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his statutes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-khu-kot-TAIV
- phraseyour reading level
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV
- clause
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR
- sentence
KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR ME-ni
Exegesis
The coordinating vav in vechukotav {וְחֻקֹּתָיו | wə-ḥuq-qō-ṯāw} parallels statutes with judgments to reinforce the completeness of divine instruction.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-q-q
“statute, decree”
In context — Psalm 18:22
For all His judgments are before me, and I do not turn aside from His statutes .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:22, so the Hebrew word וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו (vekhukottaiv) 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.18.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.22.W3.S1) and character.