Psalm 14:7:12Ps.14.7.W12TAB
יִשְׂמַ֥ח
yismakh
“let be glad”
- Transliteration
- yis-MAKH
- Extended
- yihs-MAHkh
- IPA
- /jisˈmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be glad
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-MAKH
- phraseyour reading level
yis-MAKH yis-ra-EL
- clause
ya-GEL ya-a-KOV yis-MAKH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
MI yi-TEN mi-tsi-YON ye-SHU-at yis-ra-EL be-SHUV ye-ho-VAH she-VUT am-MO ya-GEL ya-a-KOV yis-MAKH yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The parallel cola yagel yaakov {יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב | yā-gēl ya-ʿă-qōḇ} and yismah yisrael {יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis-maḥ yiś-rāʾēl} equate Jacob and Israel as the covenant community whose unified joy results from divine reversal.
Root and etymology
s-m-ḥsin–mem–chet
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Psalm 14:7
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of His people , Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Psalm 14:7, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂמַ֥ח (yismakh) 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.14.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.7.W12.S1) and character.