Psalm 20:6:4Ps.20.6.W4TABWLC Psalms 20:7
הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ
hoshia
“he saves”
- Transliteration
- ho-SHI-a
- Extended
- hoh-SHEE-ah
- IPA
- /hoːˈʃiː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he saves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-SHI-a
- phraseyour reading level
KI ho-SHI-a Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
A-TA ya-DA-e-TI KI ho-SHI-a Ye-ho-VAH me-shi-KHO ya-a-NE-HU mish-she-ME KAD-sho
- sentence
A-TA ya-DA-e-TI KI ho-SHI-a Ye-ho-VAH me-shi-KHO ya-a-NE-HU mish-she-ME KAD-sho big-vu-ROT YE-sha ye-mi-NO
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’ introduces the result clause where the Hifil perfect hoshia {הוֹשִׁיעַ | hō-šîaʿ} ‘he saves’ governs the construct phrase meshikho {מְשִׁיחוֹ | mə-šî-ḥô} ‘his anointed’.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed ; from His holy heavens He will answer him with the saving strength of His right hand.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 20:6, so the Hebrew word הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (hoshia) 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.20.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.6.W4.S1) and character.