Psalm 19:7:1Ps.19.7.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:8

תּוֹרַ֣ת

torat

the law of

Transliteration
to-RAT
Extended
TOH-raat
IPA
/toˈraːt/

Meaning by language

English
the law of

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Result
תּוֹ + רַ֣ת
to + rat
torat

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    to-RAT

  2. clause

    to-RAT ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    to-RAT ye-ho-VAH te-mi-MA me-shi-VAT NA-fesh e-DUT ye-ho-VAH ne-e-ma-NA mach-ki-MAT PE-ti

Exegesis

The verse displays two parallel clauses: torat YHWH {תּוֹרַת יְהוָה | tō-rāṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘law of the LORD’ modified by temimah {תְּמִימָה | təmîmâh} ‘perfect’ and meshivat nefesh {מְשִׁיבַת נֶפֶשׁ | məšîḇāṯ nepeš} ‘restoring the soul’, paralleled by edut YHWH {עֵדוּת יְהוָה | ʿēdūṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘testimony of the LORD’ with neemanah {נֶאֱמָנָה | neʾēmānâh} ‘trustworthy’ and machkimat peti {מַחְכִּימַת פֶּתִי | maḥkîmmāṯ peṯî} ‘making wise the simple’. The construct chains mark divine possession and the participles convey ongoing benefit, supporting gerund renderings in English.

In contextPsalm 19:7

The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul ; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

About this coordinate

Psalm 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:7, so the Hebrew word תּוֹרַ֣ת (torat) 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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.7.W1.S1) and character.