Psalm 18:30:2Ps.18.30.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:31
אִמְרַ֥ת־יְהוָ֗ה
imratyehovah
“the word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- im-RAT-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ihm-RAHT-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔimˈrat jəhɔˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-RAT-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
im-RAT-ye-ho-VAH tse-ru-FA
- 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
Rootʾ-m-r
“to say”
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 18:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:30, so the Hebrew word אִמְרַ֥ת־יְהוָ֗ה (imratyehovah) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.30.W2.S1) and character.