1 Chronicles 16:42:61 Chr.16.42.W6TAB

לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים

lemashmiim

to cause to be heard

Transliteration
le-mash-mi-IM
Extended
leh-mahsh-mih-EEHM
IPA
/ləməʃmiˈʕiːm/

Meaning by language

English
to cause to be heard

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + מַשְׁ + מִי + עִ֔ים
le + mash + mi + im
lemashmiim

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-mash-mi-IM

  2. clause

    ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM

  3. sentence

    ve-im-ma-HEM he-MAN vi-du-TUN kha-tso-tse-ROT u-me-tsil-TA-yim le-mash-mi-IM u-khe-LE SHIR ha-e-lo-HIM u-ve-NE ye-du-TUN la-SHA-ar

Exegesis

The Hiphil participle lemashmiim {לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים | lə-maš-mi-ʿîm} establishes purpose (“to cause to be heard”).

Root and etymology

š-m-ʿshin–mem–ayin

cause to hear, sound

In context1 Chronicles 16:42

With them were Heman and Jeduthun, with trumpets and cymbals to make a sound and instruments for the song of God . The sons of Jeduthun were at the gate .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 16:42:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:42, so the Hebrew word לְמַשְׁמִיעִ֔ים (lemashmiim) 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.16.42.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.42.W6.S1) and character.