Psalm 18:31:4Ps.18.31.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:32
זוּלָתִ֣י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
zulati elohenu
“except our God?”
- Transliteration
- zu-la-TI e-lo-HE-nu
- Extended
- zoo-laa-TIH eh-loh-HEH-nu
- IPA
- /zu.laˈtiː ʔɛloˈheːnu/
Meaning by language
- English
- except our God?
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zu-la-TI e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
KI MI E-lo-ah mib-bal-a-DE YE-ho-VAH u-MI-TSUR zu-la-TI e-lo-HE-nu
Exegesis
The metaphorical noun tzur {צוּר | ṣûr} ‘rock’ is then negated by zu-la-ti {זוּלָתִי | zu-la-ti} ‘except me’, and the final term elohenu {אֱלֹהֵינוּ | ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} ‘our God’ underscores communal reliance. This structure elevates the exclusivity of divine identity and links it to the stability of a protective rock.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“to be strong”
In context — Psalm 18:31
For who is God except the LORD ? And who is a rock except our God ?
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:31:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:31, so the Hebrew word זוּלָתִ֣י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (zulati elohenu) 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.18.31.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.31.W4.S1) and character.