1 Chronicles 22:10:31 Chr.22.10.W3TAB
לִשְׁמִ֔י
lishmi
“for my name”
- Transliteration
- lish-MI
- Extended
- lihsh-MEE
- IPA
- /liʃˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for my name
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
lish-MI
- clause
HU-YIV-ne va-YIT lish-MI ve-HU yih-ye-LI le-VEN va-a-NI-LO le-AV
- sentence
HU-YIV-ne va-YIT lish-MI ve-HU yih-ye-LI le-VEN va-a-NI-LO le-AV va-ha-khi-NO-ti kis-SE mal-khu-TO al-yis-ra-EL ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The purpose phrase bayit {בַּיִת | ba·yîṯ} lishmi {לִשְׁמִי | liš·mî} frames the construction as honoring the divine “name,” a metonym for God’s recognized presence and reputation among His people.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:10
He will build a house for My name, and he will be to Me as a son, and I will be to him as a father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 22:10, so the Hebrew word לִשְׁמִ֔י (lishmi) 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.22.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.10.W3.S1) and character.