Psalm 20:3:1Ps.20.3.W1TABWLC Psalms 20:4
יִזְכְּרֹ֥ר
yizkeror
“may he remember”
- Transliteration
- yiz-ke-ROR
- Extended
- yihz-keh-ROHR
- IPA
- /jiz.kəˈroːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- may he remember
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yiz-ke-ROR
- clause
yiz-ke-ROR KAL-min-kho-TE-kha
- sentence
yiz-ke-ROR KAL-min-kho-TE-kha ve-o-LA-te-kha ye-dash-SHE-ne SE-la
Exegesis
The verse opens with the jussive form yizkor {יִזְכֹּר | yiz-kôr} ‘may he remember’, establishing a petitionary tone.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–kaph–resh
“to remember, recall”
In context — Psalm 20:3
May He remember all your offerings , and may He treat your burnt offering with favor. Selah.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 20:3, so the Hebrew word יִזְכְּרֹ֥ר (yizkeror) 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.20.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.3.W1.S1) and character.