Psalm 22:19:3Ps.22.19.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:20
אַל־תִּרְחָ֣ק
altirkhak
“do not be far”
- Transliteration
- al-tir-KHAK
- Extended
- ahl-tih r-KHAAK
- IPA
- /ʔal.tirˈħaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not be far
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-tir-KHAK
- phraseyour reading level
al-tir-KHAK e-ya-lu-TI
- sentence
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH al-tir-KHAK e-ya-lu-TI le-ez-ra-TI KHU-SHA
Exegesis
The prohibitory imperfect al-tirchaq {אַל־תִּרְחָק | ’al-tir-ḥāq} ‘do not be far’ issues a petition for nearness.
Root and etymology
ר־ח־ק
“to be far”
In context — Psalm 22:19
But You, O LORD , do not be far away; O my strength , hasten to help me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:19, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּרְחָ֣ק (altirkhak) 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.22.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.19.W3.S1) and character.