Psalm 20:0:1Ps.20.0.W1TABWLC Psalms 20:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ
lamenatseakh
“to the choirmaster”
- Transliteration
- la-me-na-TSE-akh
- Extended
- lah-meh-nah-TSEE-akh
- IPA
- /la.mə.nat.ˈt͡seː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the choirmaster
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-me-na-TSE-akh
- sentence
la-me-na-TSE-akh mi-ze-MOR le-da-VID
Exegesis
Lamnatseach {לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ | la-mə-naṣ-ṣē-aḥ} ‘to the chief musician’ opens with a prepositional phrase marking the intended liturgical or musical direction of the piece.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun-tsade-chet
“oversee, lead”
In context — Psalm 20:0
To the Chief Musician . A Psalm of David .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:0:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 20:0, so the Hebrew word לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ (lamenatseakh) 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.20.0.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.0.W1.S1) and character.