Psalm 22:5:6Ps.22.5.W6TABWLC Psalms 22:6
וְלֹא־ב֥וֹשׁוּ׃
velovoshu
“and they were not put to shame”
- Transliteration
- ve-LO-VO-SHU
- Extended
- veh-LOH-VOH-SHOO
- IPA
- /vəloː.voːˈʃuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they were not put to shame
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LO-VO-SHU
- phraseyour reading level
bat-KHU ve-LO-VO-SHU
- sentence
e-LE-kha za-a-KU ve-nim-la-TU be-KHA bat-KHU ve-LO-VO-SHU
Exegesis
This is mirrored in bekha {בְּךָ | bə-kā} ‘in You’ and batchu {בָּטְחוּ | bā-ṭ-ḥû} ‘they trusted’, concluding with we-lo boshu {וְלֹא־בּוֹשׁוּ | wə-lō bō-šû} ‘and were not ashamed’. The use of Qal perfects alongside a Niphal perfect conveys completed historical actions, and the chiasm underscores full reliance on the divine rescuer.
Root and etymology
Rootbwš
“to be ashamed”
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 22:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 22:5, so the Hebrew word וְלֹא־ב֥וֹשׁוּ׃ (velovoshu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.5.W6.S1) and character.