Psalm 22:1:3Ps.22.1.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:2
לָמָ֣ה
lama
“why”
- Transliteration
- la-MA
- Extended
- laa-MAA
- IPA
- /laːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-MA
- phraseyour reading level
E-LI E-LI la-MA a-zav-TA-NI
- sentence
E-LI E-LI la-MA a-zav-TA-NI ra-KHOK mi-shu-a-TI div-RE sha-a-ga-TI
Exegesis
The interrogative lama {לָמָה | lā-māh} ‘why’ introduces the speaker’s direct question.
In context — Psalm 22:1
My God , my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my roaring.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:1, so the Hebrew word לָמָ֣ה (lama) 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.22.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.1.W3.S1) and character.