2 Samuel 23:1:122 Sam.23.1.W12TAB
מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙
meshiakh
“anointed one of”
- Transliteration
- me-shi-AKH
- Extended
- meh-shih-AKH
- IPA
- /məʃiˈaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- anointed one of
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-shi-AKH
- clause
ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-E-leh div-REI da-VID ha-a-kha-ro-NIM ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The title meshiach {מְשִׁיחַ | mə-šî-yaḥ} ‘anointed one’ and construct Elohei Yaakov {אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב | ʾĕ-lō-hê ya-ă-qôv} ‘God of Jacob’ link messianic office and covenant identity.
Root and etymology
m-š-ḥ
“anoint”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:1
And these are the last words of David: The utterance of David, son of Jesse, and the utterance of the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet singer of the songs of Israel .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 23:1, so the Hebrew word מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ (meshiakh) 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.23.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.1.W12.S1) and character.