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

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end
Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-EL ta-MIM dar-KO

  2. 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 contextPsalm 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.