1 Chronicles 14:8:31 Chr.14.8.W3TAB
כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח
kinimshakh
“that he was anointed”
- Transliteration
- ki-nim-SHAKH
- Extended
- KEE-nihm-SHAKH
- IPA
- /kiːnimˈʃaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- that he was anointed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ki-nim-SHAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID va-yish-MA da-VID va-ye-TSE lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The conjunctive clause ki-nimshach {כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח | kî-nimšaḥ} ‘that he was anointed’ introduces the purpose of the Philistines’ ascent.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–shin–chet
“to anoint”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:8
And the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David. When David heard of it, he went out against them .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 14:8, so the Hebrew word כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח (kinimshakh) 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 1 Chr.14.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.8.W3.S1) and character.