1 Chronicles 17:18:11 Chr.17.18.W1TAB
מַה־יּוֹסִ֨יף
mayosif
“what can he add”
- Transliteration
- ma-YO-sif
- Extended
- mah-YOH-seef
- IPA
- /maː.joːˈsiːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- what can he add
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-YO-sif
- phraseyour reading level
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID
- clause
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha
- sentence
ma-YO-sif OD da-VID e-LE-kha le-kha-VOD et-a-VE-de-kha ve-a-TA et-a-VE-de-kha ya-DA-ta
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative mah {מַה | mah} ‘what’ introducing a rhetorical question.
The Hiphil imperfect yosif {יוֹסִיף | yō-sîp̄} ‘may add’ combined with the adverb od {עוֹד | ʿōḏ} ‘still’ underscores rhetorical insufficiency.
Root and etymology
y-s-fyod–samekh–pe
“to add, increase”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:18
What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 17:18, so the Hebrew word מַה־יּוֹסִ֨יף (mayosif) 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.17.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.18.W1.S1) and character.