Psalm 19:10:1Ps.19.10.W1TABWLC Psalms 19:11
הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֥ים
hanekhemadim
“the ones more to be desired”
- Transliteration
- ha-NE-khe-ma-DIM
- Extended
- hah-NEH-kheh-maa-DIM
- IPA
- /han.nɛħɛmaˈdim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ones more to be desired
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ha-NE-khe-ma-DIM
- clause
ha-NE-khe-ma-DIM miz-za-HAV u-mip-PAZ RAV
- sentence
ha-NE-khe-ma-DIM miz-za-HAV u-mip-PAZ RAV u-me-tu-KIM mid-de-VASH ve-NO-fet tsu-FIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the substantive participle hannechemadim {הַנֶּחֱמָדִים | han-ne-ḥĕ-mā-dîm} ‘the desirable ones’, recalling the statutes in view.
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-d
“to desire, delight in”
In context — Psalm 19:10
They are more desirable than gold, even abundant pure gold; and sweeter than honey and dripping of combs.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 19:10, so the Hebrew word הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֥ים (hanekhemadim) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.10.W1.S1) and character.