Psalm 18:34:1Ps.18.34.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:35
מְלַמֵּ֣ד
melamed
“training”
- Transliteration
- me-la-MED
- Extended
- meh-lah-MEHD
- IPA
- /məlammˈeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- training
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-la-MED
- clause
me-la-MED ya-DAI la-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
me-la-MED ya-DAI la-mil-kha-MA ve-ni-kha-TA KE-shet ne-khu-SHA ze-ro-o-TAI
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse begins with melammed {מְלַמֵּד | mə-lam-mēḏ} ‘teaches’ as a participle showing ongoing divine instruction toward my hands (yadai {יָדַי | yā-ḏai} ‘my hands’) with la-milchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mi-lḥā-māh} ‘for war’ indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
l-m-dlamed–mem–dalet
“to teach, train”
In context — Psalm 18:34
He teaches my hands for battle, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:34, so the Hebrew word מְלַמֵּ֣ד (melamed) 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.18.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.34.W1.S1) and character.