Psalm 18:29:5Ps.18.29.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:30
אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃
adalegshur
“I can leap over a wall”
- Transliteration
- a-da-LEG-SHUR
- Extended
- ah-dah-LEHG-SHUUR
- IPA
- /ʔădalˈleɡ.ʃuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- I can leap over a wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-da-LEG-SHUR
- clause
u-VE-lo-hai a-da-LEG-SHUR
- sentence
KI-ve-KHA a-RUTS ge-DUD u-VE-lo-hai a-da-LEG-SHUR
Exegesis
Adaleg {אֲדַלֶּג | ʾă-dă-lēg} in the Piel imperfect intensifies the action ‘I leap over,’ and shur {שׁוּר | šûr} denotes the obstacle. This parallel structure forms a chiasm that emphasizes total divine enablement in both advancing against foes and overcoming barriers.
Root and etymology
Rootd-l-g
“to leap over”
In context — Psalm 18:29
For by You I run through a troop, and by my God I leap over a wall.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:29, so the Hebrew word אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ (adalegshur) 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.18.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.29.W5.S1) and character.