Psalm 18:23:5Ps.18.23.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:24
מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃
meavoni
“from my iniquity”
- Transliteration
- me-a-vo-NI
- Extended
- meh-ah-VOH-nee
- IPA
- /meʕăvoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from my iniquity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
me-a-vo-NI
- clause
va-esh-ta-MER me-a-vo-NI
- sentence
va-e-HYE ta-MIM i-MO va-esh-ta-MER me-a-vo-NI
Exegesis
The phrase me'avoni {מֵעֲוֹנִי | mē-ʿa-vô-nî} ‘from my iniquity’ defines the moral boundary avoided. In rendering the sentence, English shifts from Hebrew VSO to SVO order, preserving emphasis on the subject’s integrity before the divine.
In context — Psalm 18:23
I was blameless with Him , and I kept myself from my iniquity .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:23, so the Hebrew word מֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃ (meavoni) 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.18.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.23.W5.S1) and character.