חָמָ֖

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 חָמָ֖

   kha-MAS

   of violence
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מֵאִישׁ חָמָ֖

   me-ISH kha-MAS

   from a man of violence
3. clause🔊 מֵאִישׁ חָמָ֖ תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

   me-ISH kha-MAS ta-tsi-LE-ni

   from a man of violence you save me
4. sentence🔊 מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹיְבַ֥י אַף מִן־קָמַ֥י תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִישׁ חָמָ֖ תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

   me-pal-LE-ti me-O-ye-vai AF min-ka-MAI te-RO-mem-ME-ni me-ISH kha-MAS ta-tsi-LE-ni

   my deliverer from my enemies indeed from those who rise up against me you exalt me from a man of violence you save me

Exegesis

The phrase meʾîš hamas {מֵאִישׁ חָמָס | mēʾîš ḥāmās} ‘from a man of violence’ specifies the nature of the opposition, while the final Hiphil imperfect tatzileini {תַּצִּילֵנִי | taṣṣîlênî} ‘you deliver me’ closes the synonymous parallelism, framing an inclusio of habitual and consummated rescue.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ח־מ־סChet–Mem–Samekh

“violence, wrongdoing”

• 🔊 חָמָסhamasviolenceGenesis 6:11