Psalm 17:12:7Ps.17.12.W7TAB
בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃
bemistarim
“in hiding places”
- Transliteration
- be-mis-TAR-im
- Extended
- beh-mis-TAAR-im
- IPA
- /bəmisˈtaːrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in hiding places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-mis-TAR-im
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im
- clause
ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im
- sentence
dim-YO-no ke-ar-YE yikh-SOF lit-ROF ve-khikh-FIR yo-SHEV be-mis-TAR-im
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.
Root and etymology
s-t-rsamekh–tav–resh
“to hide, conceal”
In context — Psalm 17:12
His likeness is like a lion that longs to tear, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding places .
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Psalm 17:12, so the Hebrew word בְּמִסְתָּרֽ͏ִים׃ (bemistarim) 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.17.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.12.W7.S1) and character.