Psalm 20:0:2Ps.20.0.W2TABWLC Psalms 20:1
מִזְמ֥וֹר
mizemor
“a psalm”
- Transliteration
- mi-ze-MOR
- Extended
- mih-zeh-MOHR
- IPA
- /mi.zəˈmoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a psalm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-ze-MOR
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ze-MOR le-da-VID
- sentence
la-me-na-TSE-akh mi-ze-MOR le-da-VID
Exegesis
Mizmor {מִזְמ֥וֹר | miz-môr} ‘psalm’ then identifies the composition’s genre.
Root and etymology
consonantszayin-mem-resh
“make music, sing praise”
In context — Psalm 20:0
To the Chief Musician . A Psalm of David .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:0:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 20:0, so the Hebrew word מִזְמ֥וֹר (mizemor) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.0.W2.S1) and character.