Psalm 18:33:5Ps.18.33.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:34
בָּ֭מֹתַי
bamotai
“my heights / my high places”
- Transliteration
- ba-mo-TAI
- Extended
- baa-moh-TAI
- IPA
- /baːmoˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my heights / my high places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ba-mo-TAI
- sentence
me-sha-VE rag-LAI ka-a-ya-LOT ve-AL ba-mo-TAI ya-a-mi-DE-ni
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-al {וְעַל | wə-ʿal} coordinates two parallel images—agile footing and elevated support—leading to the prepositional phrase bamotai yaamideni {בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי | ba-mō-ṯay ya-ʿă-mî-dē-nî}, which provides the locative result of secure standing. This bipartite structure highlights ongoing divine empowerment in both movement and stability.
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 18:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:33, so the Hebrew word בָּ֭מֹתַי (bamotai) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.33.W5.S1) and character.