Psalm 22:5:1Ps.22.5.W1TABWLC Psalms 22:6
אֵלֶ֣יךָ
elekha
“to you”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-kha
- Extended
- eh-LEH-khaa
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈlɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
e-LE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-LE-kha za-a-KU ve-nim-la-TU be-KHA
- sentence
e-LE-kha za-a-KU ve-nim-la-TU be-KHA bat-KHU ve-LO-VO-SHU
Exegesis
The verse features chiastic parallelism with the initial appeal eleikha {אֵלֶיךָ | ’ē-lê-kā} ‘to You’ framing the structure.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“God”
In context — Psalm 22:5
To You they cried out and were delivered ; in You they trusted and were not ashamed.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 22:5, so the Hebrew word אֵלֶ֣יךָ (elekha) 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.22.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.5.W1.S1) and character.