1 Chronicles 19:4:91 Chr.19.4.W9TAB
עַד־הַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑ה
adhamifsaa
“up to the buttocks or the hips”
- Transliteration
- ad-ha-mif-sa-A
- Extended
- ahd-hah-mihf-sah-AA
- IPA
- /ʕad.ham.mif.sˤaːˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- up to the buttocks or the hips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-ha-mif-sa-A
- clause
va-yik-KAKH kha-NUN et-a-ve-DE da-VID va-ye-gal-le-KHEM va-yikh-ROT et-mad-ve-HEM ba-khe-TSI ad-ha-mif-sa-A
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH kha-NUN et-a-ve-DE da-VID va-ye-gal-le-KHEM va-yikh-ROT et-mad-ve-HEM ba-khe-TSI ad-ha-mif-sa-A va-ye-shal-le-KHEM
Exegesis
The spatial phrase baḥêṣî ʿad hammipsā‘â {בַּחֵצִי עַד־הַמִּפְשָׂעָה | baḥêṣî ʿad hammipsā‘â} ‘in the middle up to the buttocks’ defines the extent of the cutting, emphasizing the insult. English renders the Qal and Piel forms as simple past to preserve narrative pace while the dynamic clarifies the exposure of hips and beard shaving.
Root and etymology
p-š-‘pe–shin–ayin
“groin”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:4
So Hanun took David’s servants, and he shaved them , and he cut off their garments in the middle up to the buttocks , and he sent them away.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 19:4, so the Hebrew word עַד־הַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑ה (adhamifsaa) 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.19.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.4.W9.S1) and character.