Psalm 18:48:2Ps.18.48.W2TABWLC Psalms 18:49
מֵאֹיְבַ֥י
meoyevai
“from my enemies”
- Transliteration
- me-O-ye-vai
- Extended
- mee-OH-yeh-vai
- IPA
- /meːʔojˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-O-ye-vai
- phraseyour reading level
me-O-ye-vai AF min-ka-MAI te-RO-mem-ME-ni
- 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
This is followed by meoyvai {מֵאֹיְבַי | mēʾōyəḇai} ‘from my enemies’, a prepositional phrase marking the sphere of deliverance.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Yod–Bet
“enemy”
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 18:48:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 18:48, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹיְבַ֥י (meoyevai) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.48.W2.S1) and character.