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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mash-mi-IM
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.