מֵאִ֥ישׁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מֵאִ֥ישׁ

   me-ISH

   from a man
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים

   me-ISH kha-ma-SIM

   from a man of violences
3. clause🔊 וּמִקָּמַי֙ תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

   u-mik-ka-MAI te-rom-me-NI me-ISH kha-ma-SIM ta-tsi-LE-ni

   and from those rising against me you exalt me from a man of violences you deliver me
4. sentence🔊 וּמוֹצִיאִ֖י מֵאֹֽיְבָ֑י וּמִקָּמַי֙ תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

   u-mo-tsi-I me-yo-VAI u-mik-ka-MAI te-rom-me-NI me-ISH kha-ma-SIM ta-tsi-LE-ni

   and the one bringing me out from my enemies and from those rising against me you exalt me from a man of violences you deliver me

Exegesis

The Piel imperfect teromemeni {תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי | ter-ō-mêm-ē-nî} ‘you lift me up’ employs intensification to express repeated divine elevation, while the construct chain me’ish hamasim {מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים | mē-’îš ḥă-mā-sîm} ‘from man of violence’ characterizes the adversary.