Psalm 18:3:4Ps.18.3.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:4
וּמִן־אֹיְבַ֥י
uminoyevai
“and from my enemies”
- Transliteration
- u-min-O-ye-vai
- Extended
- uu-mihn-OH-yeh-VAI
- IPA
- /u.min.ʔojˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and from my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-min-O-ye-vai
- clause
u-min-O-ye-vai i-va-SHE-a
- sentence
me-hu-LAL ek-RA ye-ho-VAH u-min-O-ye-vai i-va-SHE-a
Exegesis
The conjunction-preposition u-min {וּמִן־ | u-min} introduces the source phrase oyvai {אֹיְבַי | ʾoy-ḇai} “my enemies.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-baleph–yod–bet
“to be hostile, foe”
In context — Psalm 18:3
I call upon the LORD who is worthy to be praised , and I will be saved from my enemies.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:3, so the Hebrew word וּמִן־אֹיְבַ֥י (uminoyevai) 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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.3.W4.S1) and character.