Psalm 18:48:1Ps.18.48.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:49
מְפַלְּטִ֗י
mepalleti
“my deliverer”
- Transliteration
- me-pal-LE-ti
- Extended
- meh-pal-LEH-tih
- IPA
- /məpalˈleːti/
Meaning by language
- English
- my deliverer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-pal-LE-ti
- clause
me-pal-LE-ti me-O-ye-vai AF min-ka-MAI te-RO-mem-ME-ni
- sentence
me-pal-LE-ti me-O-ye-vai AF min-ka-MAI te-RO-mem-ME-ni me-ISH kha-MAS ta-tsi-LE-ni
Exegesis
The verse opens with mepalleti {מְפַלְּטִי | məpallēṭî} ‘deliver me’, a Hiphil participle denoting ongoing divine action.
Root and etymology
RootPe–Lamed–Tet
“to escape, deliver”
In context — Psalm 18:48
The one who delivers me from my enemies—You also lift me high above those who rise against me; from the man of violence , You rescue me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:48, so the Hebrew word מְפַלְּטִ֗י (mepalleti) 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.18.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.48.W1.S1) and character.