Psalm 19:11:1Ps.19.11.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:12
גַּ֣ם־עַבְדְּךָ֣
gamavdekha
“also your servant”
- Transliteration
- GAM-AV-de-KHA
- Extended
- GAHM-AHV-deh-KHA
- IPA
- /ˈgam.ʕavˈdɛkʰaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- also your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GAM-AV-de-KHA
- clause
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR
- sentence
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction gam {גַּם | gām} ‘also, indeed,’ linking the psalmist’s statement to the preceding context.
The subject avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿăv-də-khā} ‘your servant’ follows, highlighting the psalmist’s humble position.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-d
“servant”
In context — Psalm 19:11
Also, Your servant is warned by them; in keeping them there is great reward .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:11, so the Hebrew word גַּ֣ם־עַבְדְּךָ֣ (gamavdekha) 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.19.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.11.W1.S1) and character.