Psalm 19:3:4Ps.19.3.W4TABWLC Psalms 19:4
בְּלִ֫י
beli
“without”
- Transliteration
- be-LI
- Extended
- beh-LEE
- IPA
- /bəˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- without
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-LI
- phraseyour reading level
de-va-RIM be-LI nish-MA ko-LAM
- sentence
EIN-O-mer ve-EIN de-va-RIM be-LI nish-MA ko-LAM
Exegesis
The preposition beli {בְּלִי | bə-lî} ‘without’ plus the Nifal imperfect nishma {נִשְׁמָע | niš-māʿ} ‘it is heard’ forms a circumstantial clause indicating absence of audible speech.
In context — Psalm 19:3
There is no speech , and there are no words without their voice being heard .
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 19:3, so the Hebrew word בְּלִ֫י (beli) 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.19.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.3.W4.S1) and character.