Psalm 18:3:5Ps.18.3.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:4
אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃
ivashea
“I am saved”
- Transliteration
- i-va-SHE-a
- Extended
- ih-vah-SHEE-ah
- IPA
- /ʔiwːaˈʃeːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am saved
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-va-SHE-a
- 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 verse closes with the Niphal imperfect ivvashe‘a {אִוָּשֵׁעַ | ʾi-wwā-šē-ʿa} “I will be saved,” expressing reflexive deliverance. The chiastic arrangement participle–invocation–salvation highlights the interplay between praise and deliverance.
Root and etymology
y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
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 18:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:3, so the Hebrew word אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ (ivashea) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.3.W5.S1) and character.