Psalm 22:16:2Ps.22.16.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:17
סְבָב֗וּנִי
sevavuni
“they have surrounded me”
- Transliteration
- se-va-VU-ni
- Extended
- seh-vah-VOO-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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
KI se-va-VU-ni
- sentence
KI se-va-VU-ni ke-la-VIM a-DAT me-re-IM hi-kif-VU-ni ka-a-RI ya-DAI ve-rag-LAI
Exegesis
The Piel perfect sababuni {סְבָבוּנִי | sə-ḇā-ḇû-nî} and the Hiphil perfect hiqipuni {הִקִּיפוּנִי | hiq-qî-pū-nî} bracket the hostile actions with intensified verbal stems.
Root and etymology
Roots-b-b
“to surround, encircle”
In context — Psalm 22:16
For they have surrounded me like dogs ; a company of evildoers has encircled me; like a lion they are at my hands and my feet.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word סְבָב֗וּנִי (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.22.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W2.S1) and character.