Psalm 18:37:3Ps.18.37.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:38
וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם
veasigem
“and I overtook them”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-si-GEM
- Extended
- veh-ah-sih-GEEM
- IPA
- /vəʔas.siˈɡeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I overtook them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-si-GEM
- clause
er-de-FO oi-va-Y ve-a-si-GEM
- sentence
er-de-FO oi-va-Y ve-a-si-GEM ve-LO-A-shuv ad-kal-LO-tam
Exegesis
The conjunction vav with Hiphil imperfect veashigem {וְאַשִּׂיגֵם | wə-ʾaś-śî-ḡem} ‘and I will overtake them’ introduces a causative nuance, intensifying the pursuit.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin
“fire”
In context — Psalm 18:37
I will pursue my enemies and overtake them, and I will not turn back until they are consumed .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:37, so the Hebrew word וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם (veasigem) 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.18.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.37.W3.S1) and character.