יֹשֵׁ֥ב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יֹשֵׁ֥ב

   yo-SHEV

   sitting
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃

   yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im

   sitting in hiding places
3. clause🔊 וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃

   ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im

   and like a young lion sitting in hiding places
4. sentence🔊 דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹ כְּ֭אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִטְר֑וֹף וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃

   dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im

   his likeness is like a lion that longs to tear prey and like a young lion sitting in hiding places

Exegesis

The conjunction ve introduces a parallel clause vekephir {וְ֝כִכְפִ֗יר | wə-kə-pîr} ‘like a young lion,’ followed by the participle yoshev {יֹשֵׁב | yō-šēḇ} ‘dwelling’ and the locative bemistarim {בְּמִסְתָּרִים | bə-mis-tā-rîm} ‘in hiding places,’ evoking ambush. The balanced parallelism heightens the predatory imagery and the Hebrew word order underscores the intensity of the threat.