Psalm 18:6:4Ps.18.6.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:7
וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֥י
veelelohai
“and to my God”
- Transliteration
- ve-EL-e-lo-HAI
- Extended
- veh-EL-eh-loh-HAI
- IPA
- /vəʔɛl.ʔɛloˈhaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to my God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EL-e-lo-HAI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-EL-e-lo-HAI a-sha-VE-a
- clause
ve-EL-e-lo-HAI a-sha-VE-a yish-MA me-hei-KHA-lo KO-li ve-shav-a-TI le-fa-NAV ta-VO
- sentence
ba-TSAR-LI e-kRA ye-ho-VAH ve-EL-e-lo-HAI a-sha-VE-a yish-MA me-hei-KHA-lo KO-li ve-shav-a-TI le-fa-NAV ta-VO be-oz-NAV
Exegesis
The compounded vocative we-el-elohay {וְאֶל־אֱלֹהָי | wə-ʾel-ʾĕ-lō-hā-y} underscores reliance on complementary divine titles.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ה
“to be strong”
In context — Psalm 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD , and to my God I cried out for help. He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him into His ears .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֥י (veelelohai) 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.18.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.6.W4.S1) and character.