Psalm 19:6:4Ps.19.6.W4TABWLC Psalms 19:7
עַל־קְצוֹתָ֣ם
alkettsotam
“to their ends”
- Transliteration
- al-ket-TSO-taM
- Extended
- ahl-keht-TSOH-taam
- IPA
- /ʕal.qətsˈoːtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to their ends
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-ket-TSO-taM
- clause
mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim mo-tsa-O u-te-ku-FA-to al-ket-TSO-taM ve-EIN nis-TAR
- sentence
mik-TSE-ha-sha-MA-yim mo-tsa-O u-te-ku-FA-to al-ket-TSO-taM ve-EIN nis-TAR me-kha-MA-to
Exegesis
The second clause uses utequfato {וּתְקוּפָתוֹ | û-tə-qû-ḇā-ṯō} ‘and its circuit’, al {עַל־ | ʿal} ‘upon’, ketzotam {קְצוֹתָם | qə-ṣō-ṯām} ‘their edges’ to trace the sun’s fixed path.
In context — Psalm 19:6
From the end of the heavens is its going forth , and its circuit is upon their edges , and nothing is hidden from its heat.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 19:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־קְצוֹתָ֣ם (alkettsotam) 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.19.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.6.W4.S1) and character.