Psalm 22:16:4Ps.22.16.W4TABWLC Psalms 22:17
עֲדַ֣ת
adat
“a congregation of”
- Transliteration
- a-DAT
- Extended
- ah-DAT
- IPA
- /ʕăˈdat/
Meaning by language
- English
- a congregation of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-DAT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-la-VIM a-DAT me-re-IM
- 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 construct chain ʿadat mereim {עֲדַת מְרֵעִים | ʿă-daṯ mə-rē-ʿîm} ‘assembly of evildoers’ portrays collective antagonism.
Root and etymology
ʿ-d-tayin–dalet–tav
“assembly”
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 22:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word עֲדַ֣ת (adat) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W4.S1) and character.