Psalm 22:17:2Ps.22.17.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:18
כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑י
kalatsmotai
“all my bones”
- Transliteration
- KAL-a-tsmo-TAI
- Extended
- KAAL-ah-tsmoh-TAA-ee
- IPA
- /ˈkɔl.ʕats.moːˈtɑːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- all my bones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAL-a-tsmo-TAI
- clause
a-sap-pe-RA KAL-a-tsmo-TAI
- sentence
a-sap-pe-RA KAL-a-tsmo-TAI HE-ma ya-BI-tu yir-E-u-VE
Exegesis
The construct kol-atzmotay {כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָי | kôl-ʿaṣ-mō-ṯāy} ‘all my bones’ underscores total bodily exposure.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-ṣ-m
“bone, strength”
In context — Psalm 22:17
I can count all my bones; they look, they observe me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:17, so the Hebrew word כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑י (kalatsmotai) 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.22.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.17.W2.S1) and character.