Psalm 22:16:9Ps.22.16.W9TABWLC Psalms 22:17
וְרַגְלָֽי׃
veraglai
“and my feet”
- Transliteration
- ve-rag-LAI
- Extended
- veh-rahg-LAI
- IPA
- /vəragˈlaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-rag-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
ya-DAI ve-rag-LAI
- 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
Although some ancient witnesses (Dead Sea Scrolls, LXX) read karu {כָּרוּ | ka-rû} ‘they pierced,’ the Masoretic Text’s kaari is retained as a simile, linking the violence to yaday wə-rag-lāy {יָדַי וְרַגְלָי | yā-ḏāy wə-rag-lāy}.
Root and etymology
ג־ל־ל
“to roll”
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 22:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word וְרַגְלָֽי׃ (veraglai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W9.S1) and character.