Psalm 20:1:8Ps.20.1.W8TABWLC Psalms 20:2
יַעֲקֹֽב׃
yaakov
“Jacob”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-KOV
- Extended
- yah-ah-KOHV
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈqoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jacob
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-KOV
- phraseyour reading level
SHEM e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV
- 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 noun phrase shem Elohei Yaʿaqov {שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב | šēm ʾĕ-lō-hê ya-ʿă-qōḇ} ‘name of the God of Jacob’ functions instrumentally, invoking divine reputation and ancestral covenant authority for protection.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-q-b
“heel, follow”
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 20:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 20:1, so the Hebrew word יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (yaakov) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.1.W8.S1) and character.