Joshua 14:8:5Josh.14.8.W5TAB
הִמְסִ֖יו
himsiu
“made melt”
- Transliteration
- him-SI-u
- Extended
- him-SEE-oo
- IPA
- /himˈsiːu/
Meaning by language
- English
- made melt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
him-SI-u
- clause
ve-a-KHAI a-SHER a-LU im-MI him-SI-u et-LEV ha-AM
- sentence
ve-a-KHAI a-SHER a-LU im-MI him-SI-u et-LEV ha-AM ve-a-no-KHI mil-LE-ti a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The Hifil perfect himsiu {הִמְסִ֖יו | him-sî-û} ‘caused to melt’ takes an object marked by et- {אֶת־ | ʾet-} with lev {לֵב | lē-ḇ} ‘heart’ and the noun haam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} ‘the people’.
In context — Joshua 14:8
But my brothers who went up with me caused the heart of the people to melt, but I wholly followed after the LORD my God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 14:8, so the Hebrew word הִמְסִ֖יו (himsiu) 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 Josh.14.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.8.W5.S1) and character.