Psalm 19:13:4Ps.19.13.W4TABWLC Psalms 19:14
עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ
avdekha
“your servant”
- Transliteration
- av-DE-kha
- Extended
- ahv-DEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʕavˈdɛ.kɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your servant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-DE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
GAM mi-ZE-dim kha-SOKH av-DE-kha
- clause
GAM mi-ZE-dim kha-SOKH av-DE-kha al-yim-she-LU-bi AZ E-tam
- sentence
GAM mi-ZE-dim kha-SOKH av-DE-kha al-yim-she-LU-bi AZ E-tam ve-ni-KE-ti mi-PE-sha RAV
Exegesis
The phrase avdeka {עַבְדֶּךָ | ʿaḇ-də-kha} ‘your servant’ expresses the psalmist’s dependent status.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-d
“servant”
In context — Psalm 19:13
Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me. Then I shall be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 19:13, so the Hebrew word עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ (avdekha) 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.19.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.13.W4.S1) and character.