Psalm 23:4:3Ps.23.4.W3TAB
בְּגֵ֪יא
bege
“in a valley”
- Transliteration
- be-GE
- Extended
- beh-GEE
- IPA
- /bəˈɣeː(ʔ)/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a valley
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-GE
- phraseyour reading level
GAM KI-e-LEKH be-GE tsal-ma-VET
- clause
GAM KI-e-LEKH be-GE tsal-ma-VET LO-i-RA RA KI-a-TA i-MA-di
- sentence
GAM KI-e-LEKH be-GE tsal-ma-VET LO-i-RA RA KI-a-TA i-MA-di shiv-te-KHA u-mish-a-NE-te-KHA HE-ma ye-na-kha-MU-ni
Exegesis
The locative construct bege tsalmavet {בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת | bə-gēʾ ṣal-mā-weṯ} “through a valley of deathly shadow” intensifies the perilous setting.
Root and etymology
g-y-ʾ
“valley”
In context — Psalm 23:4
Even when I walk through a valley of deathly shadow, I will not dread evil, because You are with me; Your rod and Your staff—they comfort me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 23:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 23:4, so the Hebrew word בְּגֵ֪יא (bege) 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.23.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.23.4.W3.S1) and character.