Psalm 21:12:4Ps.21.12.W4TABWLC Psalms 21:13
בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ
bemeitareikha
“with your bowstrings”
- Transliteration
- be-MEI-ta-REI-kha
- Extended
- beh-MEI-tah-REE-khaa
- IPA
- /bə.meː.taːˈreː.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with your bowstrings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-MEI-ta-REI-kha
- clause
be-MEI-ta-REI-kha te-kho-NEN al-pe-NEI-hem
- sentence
KI te-shi-TE-mo SHE-khem be-MEI-ta-REI-kha te-kho-NEN al-pe-NEI-hem
Exegesis
It features two parallel Qal imperfect verbs with second person subjects: teshitemo {תְשִׁיתֵמוֹ | tə-ši-tê-mō} ‘you will put them’ plus the noun shekhem {שֵׁכֶם | šê-ḵem} ‘shoulder’ functioning as a result accusative indicating flight, and tekhonen {תְּכוֹנֵן | tə-ḵō-nên} ‘you will aim’ with the instrument phrase bemeitarekha {בְּמֵיתָרֶיךָ | bə-mê-ṭā-rê-ḵā} ‘with your bowstrings’ and the tight prepositional unit al-peneihem {עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם | ʿal-pə-nê-hem} ‘against their faces’ marking the direct target. The maqqef binds the preposition to peneihem as a single unit. This parallel structure emphasizes the swift progression from enemy rout to divine judgment.
Root and etymology
מ־ת־ר
“bowstring”
In context — Psalm 21:12
You will make them turn back; with Your bowstrings You will aim against their faces.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ (bemeitareikha) 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.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.12.W4.S1) and character.