Psalm 19:11:2Ps.19.11.W2TABWLC Psalms 19:12
נִזְהָ֑ר
nizhar
“is warned”
- Transliteration
- niz-HAR
- Extended
- nihz-HAAR
- IPA
- /nizˈhaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- is warned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
niz-HAR
- clause
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR
- sentence
GAM-AV-de-KHA niz-HAR ba-HEM be-shom-RAM E-kev RAV
Exegesis
The Nifal perfect verb nizhar {נִזְהָר | nîz-hār} conveys a reflexive/passive sense ‘is warned,’ with agency expressed by bahem {בָּהֶם | bā-hêm}, referring back to divine commands.
Root and etymology
Rootz-h-r
“to warn, to shine”
In context — Psalm 19:11
Also, Your servant is warned by them; in keeping them there is great reward .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 19:11, so the Hebrew word נִזְהָ֑ר (nizhar) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.11.W2.S1) and character.