Psalm 22:16:6Ps.22.16.W6TABWLC Psalms 22:17
הִקִּיפ֥וּנִי
hikifvuni
“they have encircled me”
- Transliteration
- hi-kif-VU-ni
- Extended
- hih-kif-VOO-nee
- IPA
- /hiq.qiːˈfuːniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have encircled me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| 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
hi-kif-VU-ni
- phraseyour reading level
hi-kif-VU-ni ka-a-RI
- 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.
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 22:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word הִקִּיפ֥וּנִי (hikifvuni) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W6.S1) and character.