Psalm 19:12:2Ps.19.12.W2TABWLC Psalms 19:13
מִי־יָבִין
miyavin
“who can discern”
- Transliteration
- MI-ya-VIN
- Extended
- MEE-yaa-VIN
- IPA
- /ˈmiː.jaːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- who can discern
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MI-ya-VIN
- sentence
she-GI-ot MI-ya-VIN mi-nis-ta-ROT na-KE-ni
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative mi {מִי־ | mî} ‘who’, introducing a rhetorical question about human accountability.
The Hifil imperfect yavin {יָבִין | yā-ḇîn} expresses an ongoing effort to perceive.
In context — Psalm 19:12
Who can discern his errors ? Cleanse me from hidden faults .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 19:12, so the Hebrew word מִי־יָבִין (miyavin) 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.19.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.12.W2.S1) and character.