Psalm 14:1:8Ps.14.1.W8TAB
הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ
hishkhitu
“they have corrupted”
- Transliteration
- hish-KHI-tu
- Extended
- hihsh-KHEE-too
- IPA
- /hiʃˈħiːtu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have corrupted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
hish-KHI-tu
- clause
hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
- sentence
lam-na-TSE-akh le-da-VID a-MAR na-VAL be-li-BO EIN e-lo-HIM hish-KHI-tu hit-I-vu a-li-LA EIN o-SE-TOV
Exegesis
A shift to plural verbs hishchitu {הִֽשְׁחִיתוּ | hiš-ḥî-tû} ‘they have acted corruptly’ and hitivu {הִֽתְעִיבוּ | hit-ʿî-vû} ‘they have done abominably’ broadens the indictment from individual to collective behavior.
In context — Psalm 14:1
For the director of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God .” They have acted corruptly; they have done abominable deeds. There is none who does good.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 14:1, so the Hebrew word הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ (hishkhitu) 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 Ps.14.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.1.W8.S1) and character.