Psalm 22:23:6Ps.22.23.W6TABWLC Psalms 22:24
כַּבְּד֣וּהוּ
kavbeduhu
“honor him”
- Transliteration
- kav-be-DU-hu
- Extended
- kahv-beh-DOO-hoo
- IPA
- /kav.bəˈduː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- honor him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kav-be-DU-hu
- phraseyour reading level
KAL-ZE-ra ya-a-KOV kav-be-DU-hu ve-GU-ru mim-me-NU
- sentence
yir-E ye-ho-VAH hal-le-LU-hu KAL-ZE-ra ya-a-KOV kav-be-DU-hu ve-GU-ru mim-me-NU KAL-ZE-ra yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
It employs paired Piel imperatives in shib-huhu {שִׁבְּחוּהוּ | šib-ḥû-hû} ‘praise Him’ and kab-bed-huhu {כַּבְּדוּהוּ | kab-bə-ḏû-hû} ‘glorify Him’, both directed at the divine name.
Root and etymology
Rootk-b-d
“to be heavy, honor”
In context — Psalm 22:23
You who fear the LORD praise Him; all the offspring of Jacob, glorify Him; and all the offspring of Israel stand in awe of Him.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 22:23, so the Hebrew word כַּבְּד֣וּהוּ (kavbeduhu) 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.22.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.23.W6.S1) and character.