Psalm 19:8:5Ps.19.8.W5TABWLC Psalms 19:9
מִצְוַ֣ת
mitsvat
“the commandment of”
- Transliteration
- mits-VAT
- Extended
- mih-ts-VAAT
- IPA
- /mitsˈvaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the commandment of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-VAT
- clause
pik-ku-DEI ye-ho-VAH ye-sha-RIM me-sa-me-KHEI-LEV mits-VAT ye-ho-VAH ba-RA
- sentence
pik-ku-DEI ye-ho-VAH ye-sha-RIM me-sa-me-KHEI-LEV mits-VAT ye-ho-VAH ba-RA me-i-RAT ei-NA-yim
Exegesis
The second member mirrors this with mitsvat {מִצְוַת | miṣwāṯ} ‘commandment’ in construct with YHWH, followed by barah {בָּרָה | bārāh} ‘pure’ and meirat {מְאִירַת | məʾîraṯ} ‘enlightening’ governing einayim {עֵינַיִם | ʿênayim} ‘eyes.’ This chiastic parallelism highlights the dual benefits of divine law: joy and illumination.
Root and etymology
צ־ו־ה
“to command”
In context — Psalm 19:8
The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart ; the commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 19:8, so the Hebrew word מִצְוַ֣ת (mitsvat) 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.19.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.8.W5.S1) and character.