Psalm 18:42:4Ps.18.42.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:43

כְּטִיט־ח֗וּצוֹת

ketitkhutsot

like mud of the streets

Transliteration
ke-TIT-KHU-tsot
Extended
keh-TIHT-KHU-tsoot
IPA
/kəˈtiːt.ħuˈtsoːt/

Meaning by language

English
like mud of the streets

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כְּ + טִיט + ח֗וּ + צוֹת
ke + tit + khu + tsot
ketitkhutsot

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tett — emphatic
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tett — emphatic
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tsadets as in cats
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-TIT-KHU-tsot

  2. sentence

    ve-esh-kha-KEM ke-a-FAHR al-PE-nei-RU-akh ke-TIT-KHU-tsot a-ri-KEM

Exegesis

A parallel structure contrasts ke-tit {כְּטִיט | kə·ṭî·ṭ} “like mud” and chutzot {חוּצוֹת | ḥū·ṣō·ṯ} “streets,” emphasizing public debasement.

Root and etymology

Rootṭ-y-ṭ

soft mud, clay

In contextPsalm 18:42

And I pulverized them like dust upon the face of the wind; like mud of the streets I emptied them.

About this coordinate

Psalm 18:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:42, so the Hebrew word כְּטִיט־ח֗וּצוֹת (ketitkhutsot) 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.18.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.42.W4.S1) and character.