Psalm 22:16:5Ps.22.16.W5TABWLC Psalms 22:17
מְרֵעִ֗ים
mereim
“evildoers”
- Transliteration
- me-re-IM
- Extended
- meh-ree-IM
- IPA
- /mərəˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- evildoers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-re-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-la-VIM a-DAT me-re-IM
- sentence
KI se-va-VU-ni ke-la-VIM a-DAT me-re-IM hi-kif-VU-ni ka-a-RI ya-DAI ve-rag-LAI
Exegesis
The construct chain ʿadat mereim {עֲדַת מְרֵעִים | ʿă-daṯ mə-rē-ʿîm} ‘assembly of evildoers’ portrays collective antagonism.
Root and etymology
r-ʿresh–ayin
“evil”
In context — Psalm 22:16
For they have surrounded me like dogs ; a company of evildoers has encircled me; like a lion they are at my hands and my feet.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 22:16, so the Hebrew word מְרֵעִ֗ים (mereim) 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.22.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.16.W5.S1) and character.