Psalm 19:9:6Ps.19.9.W6TABWLC Psalms 19:10
מִשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה
mishpeteiyehovah
“the judgments of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- mihsh-peh-TEI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /miʃpəˈteː.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the judgments of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET
- clause
o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH te-ho-RA o-ME-det la-AD mish-pe-TEI-ye-ho-VAH e-MET TSA-de-ku yakh-DAV
Exegesis
In parallel, mishpetei YHWH {מִשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָה | mišpəṭê Yəhōwāh} ‘judgments of the LORD’ asserts divine authority, with emet {אֱמֶת | ʾemet} ‘truth’ as a predicate complement.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–tet
“judgment, decision”
In context — Psalm 19:9
The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and they are altogether righteous.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 19:9, so the Hebrew word מִשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה (mishpeteiyehovah) 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.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.9.W6.S1) and character.