2 Samuel 17:10:72 Sam.17.10.W7TAB
הִמֵּ֣
himes
“melting”
- Transliteration
- hi-MES
- Extended
- hih-MEHS
- IPA
- /himˈmɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- melting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they |
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Word in context
- word
hi-MES
- phraseyour reading level
hi-MES yi-MAS
- clause
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS
- sentence
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
The paired verbs himmēs {הִמֵּ֣ס | himmēs} ‘he causes to melt’ and yimmas {יִמָּ֑ס | yimmas} ‘he will melt’ in Hiphil and Nifal imperfects form an idiomatic intensification.
Root and etymology
Roots-k-k
“to cover, screen”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word הִמֵּ֣ (himes) 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 Sam.17.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W7.S1) and character.