Malachi 4:2:5Mal.4.2.W5TABWLC Malachi 3:20
שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ
shemesh
“a sun”
- Transliteration
- SHE-mesh
- Extended
- SHEH-mehsh
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛmɛʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sun
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-mesh
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-mesh tse-da-KA
- clause
ve-za-re-KHA la-KHEM yir-e-EI she-MI SHE-mesh tse-da-KA u-mar-PE bikh-na-FE-ha vi-TSa-tem
- sentence
ve-za-re-KHA la-KHEM yir-e-EI she-MI SHE-mesh tse-da-KA u-mar-PE bikh-na-FE-ha vi-TSa-tem u-fish-TEM ke-eg-LE mar-BEK
Exegesis
The construct shemesh tsedaqah {שֶׁמֶשׁ צְדָקָה | še-meš ṣə-dā-qāh} “sun of righteousness” uses metaphorical apposition to present divine justice as radiant light.
Root and etymology
ש־מ־שsh-m-sh
“sun, shining orb”
In context — Malachi 4:2
But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and frolic like calves from the stall.
About this coordinate
Malachi 4:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Malachi 4:2, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ (shemesh) 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 Mal.4.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.4.2.W5.S1) and character.