Psalm 22:1:4Ps.22.1.W4TABWLC Psalms 22:2
עֲזַבְתָּ֙נִי
azavtani
“you have forsaken me”
- Transliteration
- a-zav-TA-NI
- Extended
- ah-zahv-TAA-nee
- IPA
- /ʕăzavˈtaːniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have forsaken me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-zav-TA-NI
- 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 verb azavtani {עֲזַבְתָּנִי | ʿă-zaḇ-tā-nî} ‘you have forsaken me’ in Qal perfect conveys completed divine action affecting the speaker.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-b
“to leave, forsake”
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 22:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 22:1, so the Hebrew word עֲזַבְתָּ֙נִי (azavtani) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.1.W4.S1) and character.