Psalm 19:14:1Ps.19.14.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:15
יִֽהְי֗וּ־לְרָצ֨וֹן
yihyuleratson
“may they be for favor or acceptance”
- Transliteration
- yih-YU-le-ra-TSON
- Extended
- yih-HEH-yoo-leh-rah-TSOHN
- IPA
- /jihˈjuː.ləraˈtsoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- may they be for favor or acceptance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON
- clause
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
yih-YU-le-ra-TSON im-RE-pi ve-heg-YON li-BI le-fa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH TSU-ri ve-go-a-LI
Exegesis
The verse opens with yihi {יְהִי | yiḥî} ‘let it be,’ a Qal jussive expressing humble petition.
In context — Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, O LORD , my Rock and my Redeemer.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:14, so the Hebrew word יִֽהְי֗וּ־לְרָצ֨וֹן (yihyuleratson) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.14.W1.S1) and character.