Psalm 22:12:1Ps.22.12.W1TABWLC Psalms 22:13
סְבָבֻ֖נִי
sevavuni
“they have surrounded me”
- Transliteration
- se-va-VU-ni
- Extended
- seh-vah-VU-nee
- IPA
- /səvaˈvuːniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have surrounded me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
se-va-VU-ni
- clause
se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM
- sentence
se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM a-bi-REI va-SHAN kit-te-RU-ni
Exegesis
The first clause features sevavuni {סְבָבֻנִי | sə-ḇā-ḇu-nî} ‘they have surrounded me’, a Piel perfect verb conveying completed, intensified action, followed by the noun phrase parim rabbim {פָּרִים רַבִּים | pā-rîm rab-bîm} ‘many bulls’ serving as the agent.
Root and etymology
Roots-b-b
“to surround, encircle”
In context — Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 22:12, so the Hebrew word סְבָבֻ֖נִי (sevavuni) 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.22.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.12.W1.S1) and character.