1 Samuel 16:12:121 Sam.16.12.W12TAB
מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ
meshakhehu
“anoint him”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-KHE-HU
- Extended
- meh-shaa-KHEH-hoo
- IPA
- /ˈquːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- anoint him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-KHE-HU
- phraseyour reading level
KUM me-sha-KHE-HU
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH KUM me-sha-KHE-HU ki-ZE HU
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH va-ye-vi-E-HU ve-HU ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE e-NA-yim ve-TOV RO-i va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH KUM me-sha-KHE-HU ki-ZE HU
Exegesis
The two imperatives kum {קוּם | qûm} ‘arise’ and meshacheihu {מְשָׁחֵהוּ | mə-šā-ḥê-hû} ‘anoint him’ stand in paratactic sequence without a conjunction, followed by the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, which establishes the rationale identifying him as the chosen one.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–shin–chet
“to anoint”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:12
So he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy , with beautiful eyes and handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, “Arise and anoint him; for this is he.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ (meshakhehu) 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 Sam.16.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.12.W12.S1) and character.