Psalm 20:5:3Ps.20.5.W3TABWLC Psalms 20:6
וּבְשֵׁ֥ם־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
uveshemelohenu
“and in the name of our God”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-SHEM-e-lo-HE-nu
- Extended
- oo-veh-SHEEM-eh-loh-HEE-noo
- IPA
- /biː.ʃuː.ʕaːˈtɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in the name of our God
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-SHEM-e-lo-HE-nu
- clause
ne-ran-NE-na bi-shu-a-TE-kha u-ve-SHEM-e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
ne-ran-NE-na bi-shu-a-TE-kha u-ve-SHEM-e-lo-HE-nu nid-GOL
Exegesis
The conjunction plus prepositional phrase u-və-šēm-ʾĕ-lō-hê-nū {וּבְשֵׁם־אֱלֹהֵינוּ | u-və-šēm-ʾĕ-lō-hê-nū} ‘and in the name of our God’ links to the Nifal nid-gōl {נִדְגֹּל | nid-gōl} ‘be raised’, depicting ceremonial banner lifting.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Psalm 20:5
We will cry out with joy because of your salvation , and in the name of our God we will raise our banner; may the LORD bring about all you ask.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 20:5, so the Hebrew word וּבְשֵׁ֥ם־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (uveshemelohenu) 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.20.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.5.W3.S1) and character.