Psalm 22:7:2Ps.22.7.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:8
יַֽלְעִ֥גוּ
yaleigu
“mock”
- Transliteration
- yal-e-I-gu
- Extended
- yahl-eh-EE-goo
- IPA
- /jal.ʕiːˈɣuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- mock
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yal-e-I-gu
- clause
KAL-RO-i yal-e-I-gu LI
- sentence
KAL-RO-i yal-e-I-gu LI yaf-e-TI-ru be-sa-FA ya-NI-u ROSH
Exegesis
It is followed by the Qal imperfect yal‘îgû {יַלְעִגוּ | yal-‘î-gû} ‘mock’, taking the object lî {לִי | lî} ‘to me’.
Root and etymology
l-ʿ-gLamed–Ayin–Gimel
“to mock, deride”
In context — Psalm 22:7
All who see me mock me; they open wide their lips and shake their heads at me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:7, so the Hebrew word יַֽלְעִ֥גוּ (yaleigu) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.7.W2.S1) and character.