Psalms 17:0

A Prayer of David.
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תְּפִלָּ֗ה
תְּפִלָּ֗ה
Root word prayer, prayers
Dictionary form: תְּפִלָּה · teh-pil-LAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: a prayer
my prayer ×12 the prayer ×11 a prayer ×6 thy prayer ×6 prayer ×5 their prayer ×5 and my prayer ×2 his prayer ×2
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prayer — Most universal rendering; fits nearly every context.
petition — Emphasizes a specific request addressed to God.
supplication — Highlights earnest, humble pleading; formal register.
intercession — Use when praying on behalf of others.
plea — Informal; conveys urgency and emotional appeal.
entreaty — Formal; stresses appealing to a higher authority.

BDB6655 H8605

BDB6654 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6656

תְּפִלָּה77 noun feminine prayer; — ׳ת Isa 1:15 +, construct תְּפִּלַּת Ps 80:5 +; suffix תְּפלָּתִי Ps 4:2 +, etc.; plural תְּפִלּוֺת Ps 72:20

1. a. prayer, 1Kgs 8:38 = 2Chr 6:29; Isa 1:15; Ps 35:13; Ps 80:5 +.
  b. pray a prayer, ׳ת ׳הִתְפ 2Sam 7:27; 1Kgs 8:54 (compare v1Kgs 8:28 v1Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 6:20); ׳דִּבֶּר בַּתּ Dan 9:21 specifically of intercession, ׳נשׂא ת, with בְּעַד in behalf of 2Kgs 19:4 = Isa 37:4; Jer 7:16; Jer 11:14.
  c. אֶלאֱֿלֹהִים ׳ת 2Chr 33:18, לְאֵל Ps 42:9, compare Ps 69:14 with verb + לפני Ps 88:3; Ps 141:2 תְּקַדְּמֶ֑ךָּ ׳תּ Ps 88:14.
  d. ׳בית ת Isa 56:7 (twice in verse) house of prayer (temple); with verb + ׳אֶליֿ + אלהֿיכל Jonah 2:8 with verb + למעון קדשׁו 2Chr 30:27.
  e. hear prayer ׳שׁמע (אֶתֿ) ת 1Kgs 8:45; 1Kgs 8:49 = 2Chr 6:35; 2Chr 6:39; 1Kgs 9:3; Ps 4:2; Ps 39:13 + 9 t.; ׳שׁמע אֶלתֿ 1Kgs 8:28; 1Kgs 8:29 = 2Chr 6:19; 2Chr 6:20; Neh 1:6; Dan 9:17 ׳פנהאל ת 1Kgs 8:28 = 2Chr 6:19; Ps 102:18 ׳אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֺת לת 2Chr 6:40; 2Chr 7:15, compare Neh 1:11 (אֶל), הַקְשִׁיבָה ׳ת Ps 61:2 ׳הִקְשִׁיבּ בְּקוֺל ת Ps 66:19 ׳הַאֲזִינָה ת Ps 17:1; Ps 55:2; Ps 86:6 ׳לקח ת Ps 6:10 compare Ps 66:20; Ps 102:18b.
2. in Psalm-titles, poetic, liturgical prayer Ps 17:1; Ps 86:1; Ps 90:1; Ps 102:1; Ps 142:1; Hab 3:1 of Davidic Psalter, תפלות דוד Ps 72:20.

prayer, prayers
tĕpillâ
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
  • prayer
    • prayer
    • "pray a prayer"house of prayer"hear prayer"in Psalm titles (of poetic or liturgical prayer)

לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
דָ֫וִ֥ד
Root word a name — transliterate it ("Of david")
Dictionary form: דָּוִד · daw-WID

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: of david
david ×341 of david ×222 and david ×220 davids ×36 so david ×26 a psalm of david ×22 then david ×21 unto david ×16
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David — Standard modern English spelling; use in all contexts.
David's — Possessive form; for genitive or ownership contexts.
King David — Use when royal identity or authority is emphasized.
David the king — More formal; highlights his royal office explicitly.

BDB1866 H1732

BDB1865 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1867

דָּוִד, דָּוִיד1066 proper name, masculine David, son of יִשַׂי, king of Israel, whose dynasty remained on the throne of Jerusalem till the Babylonian exile (compare 2Sam 7:11-15 etc.) (beloved one ? compare BaNB 189; according to SayceModern Rev. 1884, 158 ff.; Rel. Babylonian 53, 56 f. originally Dodo, title of sun-god worshipped in Israel compare דודה name of divinity among east Jordan Israelites MI12) — דָּוִד always Ruth, Samuel, Kings (except 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36) Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah; also 1Chr 13:6; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25 (c. 790 t.); דָּוִיד always Zechariah, Chronicles (except 1Chr 13:6), Ezra, Nehemiah; also Amos 6:5 (where gloss according to PetersHebraica. Apr. 1886, p. 175) Amos 9:11; Hos 3:5; Ezek 34:23; 1Kgs 3:14; 1Kgs 11:4; 1Kgs 11:36; Song 4:4 (c. 276 t.); — first named 1Sam 16:13 compare also Ruth 4:17; Ruth 4:22; 2Sam 1:1 +, 1Kgs 1:1 +, 1Kgs 2:1 +, etc. (see above); in titles of Psalm 3-9, 11-32, 34-41, 51-65, 68-70, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138-145 (73 in all); also in Ps 18:51 (= 2Sam 22:51); 2Sam 72:20; 2Sam 89:36; 2Sam 89:50; 2Sam 122:5; 2Sam 132:17 עַבְדִּי ׳ד (׳י speaks) 2Sam 3:18; 2Sam 7:5; 2Sam 7:8 = 1Chr 17:4; 1Chr 17:7 compare v1Chr 17:26 = 1Chr 17:24, also 1Kgs 8:24; 1Kgs 8:25; 1Kgs 8:26; 1Kgs 8:66 = 2Chr 6:15; 2Chr 6:16; 2Chr 6:17; 2Chr 11:32; 2Chr 11:34; 2Chr 11:36; 2Chr 11:38; 2Chr 14:8; 2Kgs 8:19; 2Kgs 19:34 = Isa 37:35; 2Kgs 20:6 compare further Ps 18:1; Ps 36:1 (both titles compare above) Ps 78:70; Ps 89:4; Ps 89:21; Ps 132:10; Ps 144:10; Jer 33:21; Jer 33:22; Jer 33:26 so also as represented in coming (Messianic) ruler Ezek 34:23; Ezek 34:24; Ezek 37:24; Ezek 37:25, compare Hos 3:5; Jer 30:9 (see עֶבֶד). Phrases are:
  a. ׳עִיר ד (according to SayceMod.Rev.l.c. originally city of god Dod [o]) = stronghold or citadel of Zion, 2Sam 5:7; 2Sam 5:9 = 1Chr 11:5; 1Chr 11:7; 2Sam 6:10; 2Sam 6:12; 2Sam 6:16 = 1Chr 13:13; 1Chr 15:1; 1Chr 15:29, compare Isa 22:9 especially of burial of kings 1Kgs 2:10; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 8:1 = 2Chr 5:2; 1Kgs 9:24 = 2Chr 8:11; 1Kgs 11:27 v1Kgs 11:43 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:13; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 9:31; 1Kgs 14:31; 1Kgs 15:8 = 2Chr 12:16; 2Chr 13:23; 1Kgs 15:24 = 2Chr 16:14; 1Kgs 22:50 = 2Chr 21:1; 2Kgs 8:24 = 2Chr 21:20; 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 12:22 = 2Chr 24:25; 2Kgs 14:20; 2Kgs 15:7, v2Kgs 15:38 = 2Chr 27:9; 2Kgs 16:20 burial of Jehoiada 2Chr 24:16 further 2Chr 32:5; 2Chr 32:30; 2Chr 33:14; Neh 12:37 compare also ׳קִרְיַת חָנָה ד Isa 29:1.
  b. ׳בֵּית ד 2Sam 3:1; 2Sam 3:6 + (compare בַּיִת 5 c.
  c. ׳אֹהֶל ד Isa 16:5 (compare אֹהֶל 2).
  d. ׳סֻכַּת ד Amos 9:11 (compare סֻכָּה below סכך).
  e. ׳כִּסֵּא ד 2Sam 3:10 compare 1Kgs 1:37; 1Kgs 2:12; 1Kgs 2:24; 1Kgs 2:45; Isa 9:6; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:2; Jer 22:30; Jer 29:16; Jer 36:30 compare Jer 13:13; Jer 22:4, (compare also כִּסֵּא). feminine ׳קִבְרֵי ד Neh 3:16 compare 2Chr 32:33 ׳קִבְרֵי בְנֵידֿ (compare קֶבֶר).
  g. ׳מִגְדַּל ד Song 4:4.
  h. אישׁ האלהים ׳כְּלֵישִֿׁיר ד Neh 12:36.
  i. ׳אֱלֹהֵי ד 2Kgs 20:5 + (compare אֱלֹהִים 4 b).
  j. ׳חַסְדֵי ד 2Chr 6:42; Isa 55:3 (compare 2Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 3:6; Ps 89:50; 2Chr 1:8 etc.). — (On text note the following: — דָּוִד 1Sam 30:20a strike out ᵐ5 ᵑ7 We Dr; 2Sam 3:5 read probably name of a former husband of Eglah We Dr; 2Sam 13:39 read רוּחַ Wep.223 Dr; 2Sam 19:44 read בְּכוֺר (for בדוד) ᵐ5 The We Dr; insert דָּוִד 2Sam 9:11; 2Sam 15:32 & 2Sam 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr; in 1Chr 18:12; Ps 60:1 אבשׁי & יואב are less original than דָּוִד 2Sam 8:13 We Dr).

david, davids
dāwid
beloved
David, the youngest son of Jesse
  • youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
תְּפִלָּ֗ה Revia Gadol — a lesser break לְדָ֫וִ֥ד Ole We-Yored — the strongest pause of a poetic verse

תְּפִלָּה לְדָוִד
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A Prayer of David.