Psalm 18:22:4Ps.18.22.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:23
לֹ֣א־אָסִ֑יר
loasir
“I do not turn aside”
- Transliteration
- LO-a-SIR
- Extended
- LOH-a-SEER
- IPA
- /loː-ʔaˈsiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- I do not turn aside
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-a-SIR
- 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 negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} negates the Hifil imperfect asir {אָסִיר | ʾā-sîr} ‘I will remove’, and the suffix meni {מֶנִּי | men-nî} specifies exclusion from the speaker. This parallel structure foregrounds unwavering fidelity by placing divine directives in the psalmist’s sight.
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 18:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:22, so the Hebrew word לֹ֣א־אָסִ֑יר (loasir) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.22.W4.S1) and character.