Psalm 19:1:3Ps.19.1.W3TABWLC Psalms 19:2
כְּבוֹד־אֵ֑ל
kevodel
“the glory of God”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOD-EL
- Extended
- keh-VOHD-EEL
- IPA
- /kəvoːd-ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the glory of God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-VOD-EL
- clause
ha-sha-MA-yim me-sap-pe-RIM ke-VOD-EL
- sentence
ha-sha-MA-yim me-sap-pe-RIM ke-VOD-EL u-ma-a-SEH ya-DAV
Exegesis
The construct chain kevod {כְּבוֹד | kə-ḇōḏ} ‘glory’ + el {אֵל | ʾēl} ‘God’ emphasizes that the heavens manifest divine honor.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–dalet
“weight, honor, glory”
In context — Psalm 19:1
The heavens are telling the glory of God , and the expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 19:1, so the Hebrew word כְּבוֹד־אֵ֑ל (kevodel) 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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.1.W3.S1) and character.