Psalm 21:8:3Ps.21.8.W3TABWLC Psalms 21:9
לְכָל־אֹֽיְבֶ֫יךָ
lekholoyevekha
“for all your enemies”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha
- Extended
- leh-KHOHL-oh-yeh-VEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ləkʰɔːl.ʔoːjvɛjˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for all your enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha ye-MIN-kha tim-TSA
- sentence
tim-TSA yad-KHA le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha ye-MIN-kha tim-TSA so-ne-E-kha
Exegesis
The compound prepositional phrase lekhol-oyvekha {לְכָל־אֹיְבֶיךָ | lə-ḵāl ʾō-yə-ḇe-ḵā} ‘to all your enemies’ delineates the total scope of the action.
Root and etymology
ʾ-y-baleph–yod–beth
“enemy; adversary”
In context — Psalm 21:8
Your hand will find all your enemies, and your right hand will find those who hate you.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 21:8, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־אֹֽיְבֶ֫יךָ (lekholoyevekha) 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.21.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.8.W3.S1) and character.