Psalm 22:7:3Ps.22.7.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:8
לִ֑י
li
“at me or to me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at me or to me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- 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
Rootaleph–lamed
“God”
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 22:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:7, so the Hebrew word לִ֑י (li) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.7.W3.S1) and character.