Psalm 19:7:3Ps.19.7.W3TABWLC Psalms 19:8
תְּמִימָה
temima
“is perfect”
- Transliteration
- te-mi-MA
- Extended
- teh-mih-MAA
- IPA
- /təmimaˈaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is perfect
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
te-mi-MA
- phraseyour reading level
te-mi-MA me-shi-VAT NA-fesh
- clause
te-mi-MA me-shi-VAT NA-fesh e-DUT ye-ho-VAH ne-e-ma-NA mach-ki-MAT PE-ti
- sentence
to-RAT ye-ho-VAH te-mi-MA me-shi-VAT NA-fesh e-DUT ye-ho-VAH ne-e-ma-NA mach-ki-MAT PE-ti
Exegesis
The verse displays two parallel clauses: torat YHWH {תּוֹרַת יְהוָה | tō-rāṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘law of the LORD’ modified by temimah {תְּמִימָה | təmîmâh} ‘perfect’ and meshivat nefesh {מְשִׁיבַת נֶפֶשׁ | məšîḇāṯ nepeš} ‘restoring the soul’, paralleled by edut YHWH {עֵדוּת יְהוָה | ʿēdūṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘testimony of the LORD’ with neemanah {נֶאֱמָנָה | neʾēmānâh} ‘trustworthy’ and machkimat peti {מַחְכִּימַת פֶּתִי | maḥkîmmāṯ peṯî} ‘making wise the simple’. The construct chains mark divine possession and the participles convey ongoing benefit, supporting gerund renderings in English.
In context — Psalm 19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul ; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
About this coordinate
Psalm 19:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 19:7, so the Hebrew word תְּמִימָה (temima) 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.19.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.19.7.W3.S1) and character.