Psalm 19:1:2Ps.19.1.W2TABWLC Psalms 19:2
מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים
mesapperim
“are recounting”
- Transliteration
- me-sap-pe-RIM
- Extended
- meh-sahp-peh-REEM
- IPA
- /məsapːəˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- are recounting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
me-sap-pe-RIM
- clause
ha-sha-MA-yim me-sap-pe-RIM ke-VOD-EL
- sentence
ha-sha-MA-yim me-sap-pe-RIM ke-VOD-EL u-ma-a-SEH ya-DAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject hashamayim {הַשָּׁמַיִם | haš-šā-ma-yim} ‘the heavens’, followed by the Piel participle mesaprim {מְסַפְּרִים | mə-sap-pə-rîm} ‘are telling’, which conveys ongoing revelation.
In context — Psalm 19:1
The heavens are telling the glory of God , and the expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 19:1, so the Hebrew word מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים (mesapperim) 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.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.1.W2.S1) and character.