Psalm 18:33:3Ps.18.33.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:34
כָּאַ֣יָּלוֹת
kaayalot
“like the deer {fem. pl.}”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-ya-LOT
- Extended
- kaa-ah-yah-LOOT
- IPA
- /kaʔaj.jaˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the deer {fem. pl.}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ka-a-ya-LOT
- sentence
me-sha-VE rag-LAI ka-a-ya-LOT ve-AL ba-mo-TAI ya-a-mi-DE-ni
Exegesis
The comparative complement raglai ka'ayalot {רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת | raḡ-lāy ka-ʾă-yă-lōṯ} links the action to its simile.
In context — Psalm 18:33
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer , and upon my high places He sets me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:33, so the Hebrew word כָּאַ֣יָּלוֹת (kaayalot) 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.18.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.33.W3.S1) and character.