Psalm 21:9:9Ps.21.9.W9TABWLC Psalms 21:10
וְתֹאכְלֵ֥ם
vetokhlem
“and it will consume them”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-kh-LEM
- Extended
- veh-toh-kheh-LEEM
- IPA
- /wə.toːχˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will consume them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-to-kh-LEM
- clause
ye-val-LE-em ve-to-kh-LEM ESH
- sentence
te-shi-TE-mo ke-tan-NUR ESH le-ET pa-NE-kha Ye-ho-VAH be-a-PO ye-val-LE-em ve-to-kh-LEM ESH
Exegesis
The verbs yəballəʿem {יְבַלְּעֵ֥ם | yə-bal-lə-ʿēm} and wə-tōḵlēm ʾēš {וְתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ | wə-tō-ḵə-lēm ʾē-š} employ Piel and Qal imperfect forms to depict comprehensive destruction by swallowing and consuming with fire, while the English word order mirrors the Hebrew to highlight progression from divine decree to enactment of punishment.
In context — Psalm 21:9
You will set them like a fiery furnace when You appear; the LORD in His anger will swallow them up, and fire will consume them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:9:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 21:9, so the Hebrew word וְתֹאכְלֵ֥ם (vetokhlem) 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.21.9.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.9.W9.S1) and character.