Psalm 18:4:2Ps.18.4.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:5
חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת
khevleimavet
“cords of death”
- Transliteration
- khev-LEI-MA-vet
- Extended
- khehv-LEI-MAA-veht
- IPA
- /ħevˈlej.maːvet/
Meaning by language
- English
- cords of death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khev-LEI-MA-vet
- phraseyour reading level
a-fa-FU-ni khev-LEI-MA-vet
- sentence
a-fa-FU-ni khev-LEI-MA-vet ve-na-kha-LEI-ve-LI-a-al ye-va-a-tu-NI
Exegesis
The construct chain chevlei-mavet {חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת | ḥev-lê mā-weṯ} ‘cords of death’ intensifies the image of inescapable peril.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-b-l
“cord”
In context — Psalm 18:4
The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of worthlessness terrified me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:4, so the Hebrew word חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת (khevleimavet) 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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.4.W2.S1) and character.