Psalm 21:4:1Ps.21.4.W1TABWLC Psalms 21:5
חַיִּ֤ים
khayim
“life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YIM
- Extended
- hah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ħaˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
kha-YIM
- clause
kha-YIM sha-AL mim-me-KHA na-TAT-ta LO
- sentence
kha-YIM sha-AL mim-me-KHA na-TAT-ta LO O-rekh ya-MIM o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun chayim {חַיִּים | ḥayyîm} ‘life’ followed by the perfect verb pashaʾal {פָּשָׁאַל | pā-šā-ʾal} ‘asked’ to form a petition clause.
Root and etymology
Rooth-y-h
“to live”
In context — Psalm 21:4
He asked life from You ; You gave him length of days, forever and ever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 21:4, so the Hebrew word חַיִּ֤ים (khayim) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.4.W1.S1) and character.