Psalm 21:4:3Ps.21.4.W3TABWLC Psalms 21:5
מִ֭מְּךָ
mimmekha
“from you”
- Transliteration
- mim-me-KHA
- Extended
- mihm-meh-KHAA
- IPA
- /mim.məˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
mim-me-KHA
- clause
kha-YIM sha-AL mim-me-KHA na-TAT-ta LO
- sentence
kha-YIM sha-AL mim-me-KHA na-TAT-ta LO O-rekh ya-MIM o-LAM va-ED
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mimmekha {מִמְּךָ | mim-me-ḵā} ‘from you’ marks the source of the plea.
In context — Psalm 21:4
He asked life from You ; You gave him length of days, forever and ever.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 21:4, so the Hebrew word מִ֭מְּךָ (mimmekha) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.4.W3.S1) and character.