Psalm 22:12:4Ps.22.12.W4TABWLC Psalms 22:13
אַבִּירֵ֥י
abirei
“strong ones of”
- Transliteration
- a-bi-REI
- Extended
- ah-bih-REE
- IPA
- /ʔab.biːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- strong ones of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-bi-REI
- phraseyour reading level
a-bi-REI va-SHAN
- clause
a-bi-REI va-SHAN kit-te-RU-ni
- sentence
se-va-VU-ni pa-RIM ra-BIM a-bi-REI va-SHAN kit-te-RU-ni
Exegesis
The second clause parallels with abirey bashan {אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן | ʾa-bî-rê bā-šān} ‘strong ones of Bashan’ in a construct chain denoting association, and kittruni {כִּתְּרוּנִי | kit-tə-rū-nî} ‘they have encircled me’ echoing the Piel perfect to heighten the sense of threat. The repeated Piel perfect stems are rendered in English subject-verb order for clarity while preserving the parallel structure and emphasis on encirclement.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-b-r
“strong, mighty”
In context — Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 22:12, so the Hebrew word אַבִּירֵ֥י (abirei) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.12.W4.S1) and character.