2 Samuel 22:3:102 Sam.22.3.W10TAB
מֵחָמָ֖
mekhamas
“from violence”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-MAS
- Extended
- mee-khaa-MAAS
- IPA
- /meːħaːˈmaːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- from violence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kha-MAS
- clause
ma-GIN-ni ve-KE-ren yish-E mis-ga-BI u-me-nu-SI mo-shi-I me-kha-MAS to-shi-E-ni
- sentence
e-lo-HE TSU-ri e-khe-SE-VO ma-GIN-ni ve-KE-ren yish-E mis-ga-BI u-me-nu-SI mo-shi-I me-kha-MAS to-shi-E-ni
Exegesis
The final clause mehamas toshi‘eni {מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵנִי | me-ḥā-mās to-šî-ʿê-nî} ‘from violence You save me’ uses the Hiphil imperfect to show divine active deliverance.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:3
My God is my rock; in Him I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation , my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior—You save me from violence.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 22:3, so the Hebrew word מֵחָמָ֖ (mekhamas) 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.22.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.3.W10.S1) and character.