Psalm 18:41:2Ps.18.41.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:42
עַל־יְהוָ֣ה
alyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- al-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ahl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʕal.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
yish-U-u ve-EIN-mo-SHI-a al-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO a-NAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal {עַל־ | ʿal} ‘unto’ introduces the addressee YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’.
Root and etymology
Roothe–yod–he
“to be, exist”
In context — Psalm 18:41
They cried out, but there was no savior ; unto the LORD they cried, but He did not answer them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:41, so the Hebrew word עַל־יְהוָ֣ה (alyehovah) 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.18.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.41.W2.S1) and character.