Psalm 18:30:1Ps.18.30.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:31
הָאֵ֣ל תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכּ֑וֹ
hael tamim darko
“The God—his way is blameless,”
- Transliteration
- ha-EL ta-MIM dar-KO
- Extended
- haa-EEL tah-MEEM dar-KOH
- IPA
- /haːˈʔeːl taˈmiːm darˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- The God—his way is blameless,
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-EL ta-MIM dar-KO
- sentence
ha-EL ta-MIM dar-KO im-RAT-ye-ho-VAH tse-ru-FA ma-GEN HU le-KHOL ha-kho-SIM BO
Exegesis
First, ha’el {הָאֵל | hā-ʾēl} “the God” with tamim darko {תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ | tā-mîm dār-kô} “His way is perfect” is mirrored by imrat-YHWH tzerufah {אִמְרַת־יְהוָה צְרוּפָה | ʾim-rāt Yə-hō-wāh ṣər-ū-phâ} “the word of the LORD is refined.”
Root and etymology
Roott-m-m
“complete, blameless”
In context — Psalm 18:30
The God —His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is refined . He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:30, so the Hebrew word הָאֵ֣ל תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכּ֑וֹ (hael tamim darko) 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.18.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.30.W1.S1) and character.