Psalm 18:14:6Ps.18.14.W6TABWLC Psalms 18:15
וַיְהֻמֵּ֥ם׃
vayehummem
“and he routed them”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-hum-MEM
- Extended
- vah-yeh-hum-MEEM
- IPA
- /vajəhunˈmeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he routed them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Exegesis
The concluding Hiphil wayyiqtol vayehumem {וַיְהֻמֵּם | way-ye-ḥum-mem} ‘confounded’ signals the resulting confusion among the adversaries. English renders the sequential verbs uniformly with “He,” preserving the narrative momentum and the parallel structure that underscores the relentless divine assault.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–mem–mem
“to confuse”
In context — Psalm 18:14
And He sent out His arrows and scattered them; He hurled many lightnings and confounded them.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 18:14, so the Hebrew word וַיְהֻמֵּ֥ם׃ (vayehummem) 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.18.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.14.W6.S1) and character.