Psalm 17:1:12Ps.17.1.W12TAB
מִרְמָֽה׃
mirma
“deceit”
- Transliteration
- mir-MA
- Extended
- mir-MAA
- IPA
- /mirˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- deceit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mir-MA
- phraseyour reading level
sif-TEI mir-MA
- clause
be-LO sif-TEI mir-MA
- sentence
te-fi-LA le-da-VID shim-A ye-ho-VAH TSE-dek hak-shi-VA rin-NA-ti ha-a-ZI-na te-fi-la-TI be-LO sif-TEI mir-MA
Exegesis
The negative clause bĕ-lōʾ sip̄-tê mir-māh {בְּלֹא שִׂפְתֵי מִרְמָה | bĕ-lōʾ sip̄-tê mir-māh} “without deceitful lips” qualifies the plea, reinforcing integrity. The asyndetic imperatives and parallelism contribute to a qinah motif, conveying both urgency and moral earnestness.
Root and etymology
r-m-hr-m-h
“deceive”
In context — Psalm 17:1
A prayer of David. Listen, O LORD , to a righteous plea ; pay attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer; for my lips are not deceitful.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Psalm 17:1, so the Hebrew word מִרְמָֽה׃ (mirma) 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.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.1.W12.S1) and character.