Psalm 22:12:2Ps.22.12.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:13

פָּרִ֣ים

parim

bulls

Transliteration
pa-RIM
Extended
paa-REEM
IPA
/paːˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
bulls

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Result
פָּ + רִ֣ים
pa + rim
parim

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    pa-RIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pa-RIM ra-BIM

  3. clause

    se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM

  4. 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.

In contextPsalm 22:12

Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.

About this coordinate

Psalm 22:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:12, so the Hebrew word פָּרִ֣ים (parim) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.12.W2.S1) and character.