Psalm 18:47:4Ps.18.47.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:48
לִ֭י
li
“for me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- clause
ha-EL han-no-TEN ne-ka-MOT LI vay-yad-BER am-MIM
- sentence
ha-EL han-no-TEN ne-ka-MOT LI vay-yad-BER am-MIM takh-TAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase li {לִי | lī} ‘to me’ marks the beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Rootb-l-ʿ-l
“worthlessness”
In context — Psalm 18:47
God gives me vengeance and subdues peoples under me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:47, so the Hebrew word לִ֭י (li) 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.18.47.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.47.W4.S1) and character.