Psalm 18:44:3Ps.18.44.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:45
בְּנֵ֣י־נֵכָ֣ר
beneinekhar
“foreigners”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-NE-khar
- Extended
- beh-NEI-NEE-khaar
- IPA
- /bəneːˈneː.xaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- foreigners
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI-NE-khar
- phraseyour reading level
yish-me-U-LI be-NEI-NE-khar yi-ka-kha-SHU-LI
- sentence
le-SHE-ma a-ZEN yish-me-U-LI be-NEI-NE-khar yi-ka-kha-SHU-LI
Exegesis
In parallel, benei nechar {בְּנֵי־נֵכָר | bə-nê-nē-ḵār} ‘sons of foreigners’ serves as subject, and the Piel imperfect yekhachashu-li {יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִי | yekhaḥăšû-lî} ‘they will feign submission to me’ expresses deceptive compliance. The chiastic linkage of prompt perception and false obedience underscores both responsiveness and deceit.
Root and etymology
Rootn-k-r
“foreign”
In context — Psalm 18:44
As soon as they hear of me, they will heed me; sons of foreigners will submit to me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:44:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:44, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י־נֵכָ֣ר (beneinekhar) 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.18.44.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.44.W3.S1) and character.