Psalm 18:6:7Ps.18.6.W7TABWLC Psalms 18:7
מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ
meheikhalo
“from his temple”
- Transliteration
- me-hei-KHA-lo
- Extended
- meh-hei-KHAA-loh
- IPA
- /meheːˈkʰaːloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from his temple
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-hei-KHA-lo
- phraseyour reading level
yish-MA me-hei-KHA-lo KO-li ve-shav-a-TI le-fa-NAV ta-VO
- 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 imperfect yishma {יִשְׁמַע | yīš-maʿ} signals God’s response, while meheikhalo {מֵהֵיכָלוֹ | mī-hê-kha-lō} ‘from his temple’ situates divine presence.
Root and etymology
Rooth-k-l
“palace, sanctuary”
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 18:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 18:6, so the Hebrew word מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ (meheikhalo) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.6.W7.S1) and character.