Psalm 21:7:4Ps.21.7.W4TABWLC Psalms 21:8
וּבְחֶ֥סֶד
uvekhesed
“and in steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-KHE-sed
- Extended
- oo-veh-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /uːvəˈħɛsɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-KHE-sed
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON
- clause
u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON bal-yim-MOT
- sentence
ki-ha-ME-lekh bo-TE-akh va-ye-ho-VAH u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON bal-yim-MOT
Exegesis
Two coordinated prepositional phrases, ba-YHWH {בַּיהוָה | bə-Yə-hō-wāh} and u-ve-chesed {וּבְחֶסֶד | ū-ḇə-ḥé-seḏ}, specify the divine basis of this trust, first by name and then by covenant love.
Root and etymology
Rootchet-samekh-dalet
“kindness, loyalty, mercy”
In context — Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD and in the lovingkindness of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 21:7, so the Hebrew word וּבְחֶ֥סֶד (uvekhesed) 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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.7.W4.S1) and character.