Psalm 22:19:5Ps.22.19.W5TABWLC Psalms 22:20
לְעֶזְרָתִ֥י
leezrati
“to my help”
- Transliteration
- le-ez-ra-TI
- Extended
- leh-ehz-rah-TEE
- IPA
- /ləʕɛzraːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to my help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-ez-ra-TI
- phraseyour reading level
le-ez-ra-TI KHU-SHA
- sentence
ve-a-TA Ye-ho-VAH al-tir-KHAK e-ya-lu-TI le-ez-ra-TI KHU-SHA
Exegesis
The paired noun constructs eyluti {אֵיל֑וּתִי | ʾêlûti} ‘my strength’ and le-ezrati {לְעֶזְרָתִי | lə-ʿez-rā-tî} ‘to my help’ form synonymous parallelism that heightens dependence.
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 22:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 22:19, so the Hebrew word לְעֶזְרָתִ֥י (leezrati) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.19.W5.S1) and character.