Psalm 23:2:3Ps.23.2.W3TAB
יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי
yarbitseni
“he makes me lie down”
- Transliteration
- yar-bi-TSEN-i
- Extended
- yahr-bih-TSAYN-ih
- IPA
- /jar.biˈtseː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he makes me lie down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yar-bi-TSEN-i
- clause
bin-OT DE-she yar-bi-TSEN-i
- sentence
bin-OT DE-she yar-bi-TSEN-i al-ME me-nu-KHOT ye-na-ha-LEN-i
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yarbitseni {יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי | yarbîṣēnî} ‘he causes me to lie down’ highlights deliberate divine provision.
In context — Psalm 23:2
He settles me down in green pastures ; He guides me to waters of quiet rest.
About this coordinate
Psalm 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 23:2, so the Hebrew word יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי (yarbitseni) 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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.23.2.W3.S1) and character.