Psalm 18:44:4Ps.18.44.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:45
יִכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃
yikakhashuli
“come cringing to me”
- Transliteration
- yi-ka-kha-SHU-LI
- Extended
- yih-kaah-kha-HSHU-LI
- IPA
- /jik.kaħăˈʃuː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- come cringing to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yi-ka-kha-SHU-LI
- 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
Rootk-kh-sh
“to deny, feign”
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 18:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:44, so the Hebrew word יִכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ (yikakhashuli) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.44.W4.S1) and character.