Deuteronomy 14:26:19Deut.14.26.W19TAB
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖
vesamakhta
“and you shall rejoice”
- Transliteration
- ve-sa-makh-TA
- Extended
- veh-sah-makh-TAH
- IPA
- /vəsaˈmaxtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you shall rejoice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sa-makh-TA
- clause
ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verb vesamachta {וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ | wə-sa-ma-ḥtā} with atah uveitekha links individual and household rejoicing in a covenantal context.
Root and etymology
s-m-ḥshin-mem-chet
“to rejoice”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:26
And you shall give the silver for whatever your soul desires —in cattle, in sheep, in wine, and in strong drink, and for whatever your soul asks . And you shall eat there before the LORD your God , and you shall rejoice—you and your household .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:26:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Deuteronomy 14:26, so the Hebrew word וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ (vesamakhta) 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 Deut.14.26.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.26.W19.S1) and character.