Psalm 21:13:4Ps.21.13.W4TABWLC Psalms 21:14
נָשִׁ֥ירָה
nashira
“we will sing”
- Transliteration
- na-shi-RA
- Extended
- naa-shih-RAA
- IPA
- /naːʃiˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- we will sing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-shi-RA
- clause
na-shi-RA u-ne-zam-ME-ra ge-vu-ra-TE-kha
- sentence
ru-MA ye-ho-VAH be-u-ZE-ta na-shi-RA u-ne-zam-ME-ra ge-vu-ra-TE-kha
Exegesis
The coordinated Piel cohortatives nashirah {נָשִׁירָה | nāšîrāh} ‘let us sing’ and unezamerah {וּנְזַמֵּרָה | û-nə-zam-mē-rāh} ‘and let us make music’ form a collective action clause expressing communal praise.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–yod–resh
“to sing”
In context — Psalm 21:13
Be exalted, O LORD , in Your strength; we will sing and make music about Your mighty power.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 21:13, so the Hebrew word נָשִׁ֥ירָה (nashira) 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.21.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.13.W4.S1) and character.