Psalm 22:29:2Ps.22.29.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:30
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ
vayishtakhavu
“and they bowed down”
- Transliteration
- va-yish-ta-kha-VU
- Extended
- vah-yihsh-tah-khah-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃ.taħăˈwuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they bowed down
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yish-ta-kha-VU
- phraseyour reading level
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS
- clause
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR
- sentence
a-khe-LU va-yish-ta-kha-VU KAL-dish-NE-e-RETS le-fa-NAV yikh-re-U KAL-yor-DE a-FAR ve-naf-SHO LO khi-YA
Exegesis
The verse begins with akhlu {אָכְלוּ | ʾā-khlû} ‘they have eaten’, immediately followed by vayishtakhuvu {וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ | way-yis̆-ta-ḥă-wû} ‘they have bowed down’, creating a sequence of consumption and worship.
In context — Psalm 22:29
All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and bowed down; before Him shall kneel all who go down to the dust, and none can keep alive his own soul.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:29, so the Hebrew word וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ (vayishtakhavu) 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.22.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.29.W2.S1) and character.