2 Kings 18:21:112 Kgs.18.21.W11TAB

יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ

yisamekh

one will lean

Transliteration
yi-sa-MEKH
Extended
yih-sah-MEE-khekh
IPA
/jis.saːˈmeːx/

Meaning by language

English
one will lean

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יִ + סָּ + מֵ֥ךְ
yi + sa + mekh
yisamekh

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Samekhs as in sit
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    yi-sa-MEKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH

  3. clause

    a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA

  4. sentence

    a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV

Exegesis

A relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă·šer} ‘which’ introduces a conditional Nifal imperfect yissamekh {יִסָּמֵךְ | yiṣ·sā·mekh} ‘he leans’, and the vav-consecutive perfects ū-va {וּבָא | ū·vā} ‘and comes’ and ū-neqavah {וּנְקָבָהּ | ū·neqā·vāh} ‘and it pierces’ describe the immediate consequence.

In context2 Kings 18:21

Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of this broken reed; on Egypt, which, if a man leans upon it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ (yisamekh) 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 2 Kgs.18.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.21.W11.S1) and character.