Isaiah 14:11:8Isa.14.11.W8TAB
רִמָּ֔ה
rimma
“maggot”
- Transliteration
- RIM-ma
- Extended
- RIHM-maa
- IPA
- /ˈrim.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- maggot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RIM-ma
- phraseyour reading level
yu-TSa RIM-ma
- clause
takh-TE-kha yu-TSa RIM-ma u-me-kha-SE-kha to-le-A
- sentence
hu-RAD she-OL ge-o-NE-kha hem-yaT ne-va-LE-kha takh-TE-kha yu-TSa RIM-ma u-me-kha-SE-kha to-le-A
Exegesis
The locative prepositional suffix in takhtekha {תַּחְתֶּיךָ | taḥtēḵā} ‘beneath you’ introduces the Pual perfect yutsa {יֻצַּע | yûṣʿā} ‘is spread’, presenting rimmah {רִמָּה | rim-māh} ‘maggot’ as predicate.
Root and etymology
ר־מ־ה
“maggot”
In context — Isaiah 14:11
Your pride is brought down to Sheol, together with the sound of your stringed instruments; a maggot is spread beneath you, and worms are your covering.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:11, so the Hebrew word רִמָּ֔ה (rimma) 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 Isa.14.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.11.W8.S1) and character.