Psalm 19:10:6Ps.19.10.W6TABWLC Psalms 19:11
מִדְּבַ֗שׁ
middevash
“than honey”
- Transliteration
- mid-de-VASH
- Extended
- mihd-deh-VAHSH
- IPA
- /mid.dəˈvaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- than honey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-de-VASH
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-tu-KIM mid-de-VASH
- clause
u-me-tu-KIM mid-de-VASH ve-NO-fet tsu-FIM
- 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 coordinating vav introduces a parallel clause where umetukim {וּמְתוּקִים | mə-tû-qîm} ‘sweeter’ pairs with midvash {מִדְּבַשׁ | mid-də-ḇāš} ‘honey’ and the construct venofet tzufim {וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים | wə-nō-p̄eṯ tzu-fîm} ‘dripping of combs’. This parallel and chiastic structure underscores the supreme worth of the Law. English renders more…than and sweeter…than to mirror Hebrew comparison, and preserves dripping of combs to retain the vivid metaphor.
Root and etymology
d-b-sh
“honey”
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 19:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 19:10, so the Hebrew word מִדְּבַ֗שׁ (middevash) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.10.W6.S1) and character.