Psalm 22:21:3Ps.22.21.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:22
אַרְיֵ֑ה
arye
“a lion”
- Transliteration
- ar-YE
- Extended
- ahr-YEH
- IPA
- /ʔarˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-YE
- clause
ho-shi-e-NI mi-PI ar-YE
- sentence
ho-shi-e-NI mi-PI ar-YE u-mi-kar-NE re-MIM a-ni-TA-ni
Exegesis
The construct phrases miphi {מִפִּי | mi-pî} ‘from the mouth’ and umikarnei {וּמִקַּרְנֵי | û-mi-qar-nê} ‘and from the horns’ connect the imagery of aryeh {אֲרִיֵּה | ʾa-rî-yēh} ‘lion’ and remim {רְמִים | rə-mîm} ‘wild oxen’ as threats.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-r-y
“lion”
In context — Psalm 22:21
Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen; You have answered me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:21, so the Hebrew word אַרְיֵ֑ה (arye) 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.22.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.21.W3.S1) and character.