Psalm 21:11:6Ps.21.11.W6TABWLC Psalms 21:12
בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃
balyukhalu
“they are not able”
- Transliteration
- BAL-yu-kha-LU
- Extended
- BAHL-yoo-khaa-LOO
- IPA
- /bal.juː.xaːˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are not able
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
BAL-yu-kha-LU
- clause
KHA-she-VU me-zim-MA BAL-yu-kha-LU
- sentence
KI-NA-tu a-LE-kha ra-A KHA-she-VU me-zim-MA BAL-yu-kha-LU
Exegesis
The negative particle bal {בַּל־ | bal} attached to the imperfect yukhalu {יוּכָלוּ | yûḵālû} ‘they are able’ highlights the failure of the plot. The verb-noun parallelism intensifies the contrast between malevolent purpose and its inevitable frustration.
Root and etymology
י־כ־ל
“to be able or prevail”
In context — Psalm 21:11
For they have inclined evil against you and devised a scheme , yet they are not able to accomplish it.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 21:11, so the Hebrew word בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃ (balyukhalu) 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.21.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.11.W6.S1) and character.