Hosea 7:3:2Hos.7.3.W2TAB
יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ
yesammekhumelekh
“they make glad a king”
- Transliteration
- ye-sam-ME-khu-ME-lekh
- Extended
- yeh-sahm-MEH-khoo-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /jəsamːəˈħuː.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- they make glad a king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-sam-ME-khu-ME-lekh
- clause
be-ra-A-tam ye-sam-ME-khu-ME-lekh
- sentence
be-ra-A-tam ye-sam-ME-khu-ME-lekh u-ve-kha-kha-SHE-hem sa-RIM
Exegesis
The first clause contains the finite verb yesammehu-melekh {יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ | yəśamməḥû-méleḵ} ‘they make (the) king glad’, where the Piel heightens the idea of causing delight.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — Hosea 7:3
They gladden the king with their evil, and they gladden the princes with their lies.
About this coordinate
Hosea 7:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 7:3, so the Hebrew word יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ (yesammekhumelekh) 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 Hos.7.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.7.3.W2.S1) and character.