Psalm 18:36:6Ps.18.36.W6TABWLC Psalms 18:37
קַרְסֻ֣לַי׃
karsulai
“my ankles”
- Transliteration
- kar-su-LAI
- Extended
- kar-su-LAI
- IPA
- /qar.suˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my ankles
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kar-su-LAI
- 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
consonantsqof–resh–samekh–lamed
“ankle”
In context — Psalm 18:36
You make my steps wide beneath me, and my ankles did not slip.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:36:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 18:36, so the Hebrew word קַרְסֻ֣לַי׃ (karsulai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.36.W6.S1) and character.