Psalm 21:1:3Ps.21.1.W3TABWLC Psalms 21:2
יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֝לֶךְ
yismakhmelekh
“the king rejoices”
- Transliteration
- yis-MA-kh-me-LEKH
- Extended
- yihs-MAH-kh-meh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /jisˈmaħ.mɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king rejoices
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-MA-kh-me-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-ZE-kha yis-MA-kh-me-LEKH
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH be-a-ZE-kha yis-MA-kh-me-LEKH u-vi-shu-A-te-kha ma-YA-gel me-OD
Exegesis
The verbs yismakh {יִשְׂמַח | yiś-maḥ} and yegil {יְגִיל | ye-gil} form synonymous parallelism, with the adverb meod {מְאֹד | mə-ʾōḏ} intensifying the second clause.
The placement of melekh {מֶלֶךְ | me-leḵ} within the chiastic structure shifts focus from divine provision to royal response.
Root and etymology
shin–mem–chet
“to rejoice”
In context — Psalm 21:1
O LORD , the king rejoices in Your strength; in Your salvation he exults greatly!
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 21:1, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂמַח־מֶ֝לֶךְ (yismakhmelekh) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.1.W3.S1) and character.