Psalm 22:4:2Ps.22.4.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:5
בָּטַח֣וּ
batekhu
“they trusted”
- Transliteration
- ba-te-KHU
- Extended
- baa-tah-KHOO
- IPA
- /baː.tˤaˈħuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they trusted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-te-KHU
- clause
be-KHA ba-te-KHU a-vo-TE-nu
- sentence
be-KHA ba-te-KHU a-vo-TE-nu ba-TE-KHU va-te-fal-TE-mo
Exegesis
The verb batachu {בָּטְחוּ | ḇā-ṭə-ḥū} appears twice in parallelism with avoteinu {אֲבוֹתֵינוּ | ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-nū} ‘our fathers’, intensifying the repeated act of trust.
Root and etymology
Rootb-t-ḥ
“to trust, rely on”
In context — Psalm 22:4
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted, and You delivered them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:4, so the Hebrew word בָּטַח֣וּ (batekhu) 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.22.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.4.W2.S1) and character.