Psalm 16:4:7Ps.16.4.W7TAB
מִדָּ֑ם
middam
“of blood”
- Transliteration
- mid-DAM
- Extended
- mid-DAAM
- IPA
- /midˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mid-DAM
- clause
ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM
- sentence
yir-BU ats-tse-vo-TAM a-KHER ma-ha-RU BAL-as-SIKH nis-KEI-hem mid-DAM u-VAL-es-SA ET-she-mo-TAM al-se-fa-TAI
Exegesis
The cultic expression niskehem middam {נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם מִדָּ֑ם | nīs̆kēhēm middām} ‘their libations of blood’ retains Hebrew head–modifier order.
In context — Psalm 16:4
The pains of those who hasten after another will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor will I lift up their names upon my lips.
About this coordinate
Psalm 16:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 16:4, so the Hebrew word מִדָּ֑ם (middam) 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.16.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.16.4.W7.S1) and character.