Psalm 18:6:5Ps.18.6.W5TABWLC Psalms 18:7
אֲשַׁוֵּ֗עַ
ashavea
“I cry for help”
- Transliteration
- a-sha-VE-a
- Extended
- a-shah-VEE-ah
- IPA
- /ʔăʃavˈveːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I cry for help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-sha-VE-a
- 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 Qal imperfect ekra {אֶקְרָא | ʾe-qārāʾ} and Piel imperfect a-shaw-we-a {אֲשַׁוֵּעַ | ʾă-šaw-wē-ʾaʿ} form a two-stage plea, heightening emotional intensity.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin
“fire”
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 18:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 18:6, so the Hebrew word אֲשַׁוֵּ֗עַ (ashavea) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.6.W5.S1) and character.