Psalm 20:9:2Ps.20.9.W2TABWLC Psalms 20:10
הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה
hoshiia
“save”
- Transliteration
- ho-shi-I-A
- Extended
- hoh-shih-EE-ah
- IPA
- /hoː.ʃiˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- save
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ho-shi-I-A
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ho-shi-I-A ha-ME-lekh ya-a-NE-nu ve-YOM-ka-re-NU
Exegesis
The verse opens with YHWH {יְהוָ֨ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ in the vocative followed by the imperative hoshiah {הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה | hō-šî-ʿāh} ‘save’, forming an urgent appeal.
Root and etymology
y-sh-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — Psalm 20:9
LORD , save! May the King answer us on the day we call .
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 20:9, so the Hebrew word הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה (hoshiia) 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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.9.W2.S1) and character.