Psalm 14:6:5Ps.14.6.W5TAB
מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃
makhsehu
“is his refuge”
- Transliteration
- makh-SE-hu
- Extended
- mahkh-SEH-hoo
- IPA
- /maħˈseːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is his refuge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
makh-SE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-VAH makh-SE-hu
- clause
KI ye-ho-VAH makh-SE-hu
- sentence
a-TSAT-A-ni ta-vi-SHU KI ye-ho-VAH makh-SE-hu
Exegesis
In the final clause, YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} is the subject and machsehu {מַחְסֵהוּ | maḥ-sê-hū} ‘his refuge’ predicates the poor one’s secure protection, with the third-person suffix linking divine shelter to the marginalized individual. The fronted object and causal “for” maintain emphasis on divine security overriding social scorn.
Root and etymology
Rootheth-samekh-he
“refuge, shelter”
In context — Psalm 14:6
You all shame the counsel of the poor, for the LORD is his refuge .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 14:6, so the Hebrew word מַחְסֵֽהוּ׃ (makhsehu) 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.14.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.6.W5.S1) and character.