Psalm 18:36:5Ps.18.36.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:37
מָ֭עֲדוּ
maadu
“they slipped”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-DU
- Extended
- mah-ah-DOO
- IPA
- /maːʕăˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they slipped
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-a-DU
- clause
ve-LO ma-a-DU kar-su-LAI
- sentence
tar-KHIV tsa-a-dee takh-TE-na-dee ve-LO ma-a-DU kar-su-LAI
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb maadu {מָעֲדוּ | mā-ʿă-ḏû} ‘they slipped’ refers back to kersullai {קְרְסֻלָּי | kər-su-llāy} ‘my ankles,’ forming a causative–result relationship that emphasizes divine provision of stability. The preserved Hebrew word order highlights God’s active protection.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–ayin–dalet
“to slip, totter”
In context — Psalm 18:36
You make my steps wide beneath me, and my ankles did not slip.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:36, so the Hebrew word מָ֭עֲדוּ (maadu) 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.18.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.36.W5.S1) and character.