Psalm 18:50:8Ps.18.50.W8TABWLC Psalms 18:51
לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ
limshikho
“for His anointed”
- Transliteration
- lim-shi-KHO
- Extended
- lim-shee-KHOH
- IPA
- /limʃiˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for His anointed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lim-shi-KHO
- clause
ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
- sentence
mag-DIL mag-DIL ye-shu-OT mal-KO ve-o-SE khe-SED lim-shi-KHO le-DA-vid ul-zar-O aD-o-LAM
Exegesis
u-lezaro {לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ | limšîḥô lə-ḏāwiḏ û-lə-zarʿô} specifies that this loyal commitment is directed first to “His anointed” and then concretely to David and his line, extending the scope from an individual king to a continuing dynasty.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–shin–chet
“to anoint”
In context — Psalm 18:50
Greatly He magnifies deliverances for His king, and He shows steadfast love to His anointed, to David, and to his offspring, forever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:50:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 18:50, so the Hebrew word לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ (limshikho) 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.18.50.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.50.W8.S1) and character.