Psalm 21:8:6Ps.21.8.W6TABWLC Psalms 21:9
שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃
soneekha
“those who hate you”
- Transliteration
- so-ne-E-kha
- Extended
- soh-neh-EH-khaa
- IPA
- /sɔːnəʔɛjˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- those who hate you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
so-ne-E-kha
- sentence
tim-TSA yad-KHA le-KHOL-O-ye-VE-kha ye-MIN-kha tim-TSA so-ne-E-kha
Exegesis
In the parallel clause, yeminkha {יְמִינְךָ | yə-mīn-ḵā} ‘your right hand’ and sonekha {שֹׂנְאֶיךָ | śō-nē-ʾe-ḵā} ‘those who hate you,’ linked by the Qal imperfect timtza {תִּמְצָא | tim-ṣāʾ}, reinforce the completeness of the victory.
Root and etymology
ś-n-ʾshin–nun–aleph
“hate; be hostile”
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 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 21:8, so the Hebrew word שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃ (soneekha) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.8.W6.S1) and character.