Psalm 22:20:1Ps.22.20.W1TABWLC Psalms 22:21
הַצִּ֣ילָה
hatsila
“deliver”
- Transliteration
- ha-TSI-LA
- Extended
- hah-TSEE-LAA
- IPA
- /hat͡siˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deliver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TSI-LA
- clause
ha-TSI-LA me-KHE-rev naf-SHI
- sentence
ha-TSI-LA me-KHE-rev naf-SHI mi-YAD-KE-lev ye-khi-da-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hifil imperative ḥatzīlāh {הַצִּילָה | haṣ-ṣî-lāh} ‘deliver’, forming a direct plea.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tsade–lamed
“to rescue”
In context — Psalm 22:20
Deliver my soul from the sword; my only one from the hand of the dog.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 22:20, so the Hebrew word הַצִּ֣ילָה (hatsila) 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.22.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.20.W1.S1) and character.