Psalm 18:45:2Ps.18.45.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:46
יִבְלֻ֑ו
yivlu
“will fade away”
- Transliteration
- yiv-LU
- Extended
- yihv-LUH
- IPA
- /jivˈlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- will fade away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yiv-LU
- clause
be-NEI-NE-khar yiv-LU
- sentence
be-NEI-NE-khar yiv-LU ve-yikh-re-GU mi-mis-ge-RO-te-HEM
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yibbolu {יִבֹּלוּ | yib-bō-lû} ‘they fade’ expresses a process of weakening, followed by the coordinated imperfect veyahrəgu {וְיַחְרְגוּ | wə-yaḥ-rə-gû} ‘and they tremble’, depicting a frightened reaction.
Root and etymology
ב־ל־ה
“to fade, wither”
In context — Psalm 18:45
The sons of foreigners will fade away, and they will come trembling out of their enclosures .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:45:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:45, so the Hebrew word יִבְלֻ֑ו (yivlu) 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.18.45.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.45.W2.S1) and character.