Psalm 20:1:5Ps.20.1.W5TABWLC Psalms 20:2
יְֽשַׂגֶּבְךָ֗
yesagevkha
“may he protect you or set you securely on high”
- Transliteration
- ye-sa-GEV-kha
- Extended
- yeh-sah-GEHV-khaa
- IPA
- /jə.saɣˈɣɛv.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- may he protect you or set you securely on high
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sa-GEV-kha
- clause
ye-sa-GEV-kha SHEM e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV
- sentence
ya-AN-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-YOM tsa-RA ye-sa-GEV-kha SHEM e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV
Exegesis
The parallel Hiphil verb yesaghevka {יְשָׂגֶבְךָ | yə-sā-gev-khā} ‘may He place you securely on high’ shifts from plea to assurance of exaltation.
In context — Psalm 20:1
May the LORD respond to you when distress comes, and may the name of the God of Jacob lift you to a secure height.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 20:1, so the Hebrew word יְֽשַׂגֶּבְךָ֗ (yesagevkha) 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.20.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.1.W5.S1) and character.