Psalm 21:2:1Ps.21.2.W1TABWLC Psalms 21:3
תַּאֲוַ֣ת
taavat
“desire of”
- Transliteration
- ta-A-vat
- Extended
- tah-AH-vaht
- IPA
- /taʔăˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- desire of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-A-vat
- clause
ta-A-vat li-BO
- sentence
ta-A-vat li-BO na-TAT-ta LO va-A-re-shet se-fa-TAV bal-ma-NA-ta SE-la
Exegesis
The verse features a fronted object with taavat libbo {תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ | taʾăvat liḇbô} “desire of his heart” preceding natatta lo {נָתַתָּה לּוֹ | nāttattā lô} “you gave to him,” highlighting divine fulfillment of internal longing.
Root and etymology
“to long for”
In context — Psalm 21:2
You have given him the desire of his heart , and you have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 21:2, so the Hebrew word תַּאֲוַ֣ת (taavat) 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.2.W1.S1) and character.