Psalm 20:7:4Ps.20.7.W4TABWLC Psalms 20:8
בַסּוּסִ֑ים
vasusim
“in the horses”
- Transliteration
- va-SU-sim
- Extended
- vah-SOO-seem
- IPA
- /vasˈsuː.siːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the horses
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-SU-sim
- clause
E-le va-RE-khev ve-E-le va-SU-sim
- sentence
E-le va-RE-khev ve-E-le va-SU-sim va-a-NA-khnu be-SHEM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu naz-KIR
Exegesis
The verse employs an emphatic contrast through the repeated demonstratives elleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these’ and the parallel prepositional phrases barekhev {בָרֶכֶב | bā-re-khev} ‘in chariot’ and basûsîm {בַסּוּסִים | bas-sû-sîm} ‘in horses’, highlighting divergent objects of trust.
In context — Psalm 20:7
Some rely on chariots, and others on horses, but we will keep in mind the name of the LORD our God .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 20:7, so the Hebrew word בַסּוּסִ֑ים (vasusim) 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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.7.W4.S1) and character.