Psalm 22:21:5Ps.22.21.W5TABWLC Psalms 22:22
רֵמִ֣ים
remim
“wild oxen”
- Transliteration
- re-MIM
- Extended
- ree-MEEM
- IPA
- /reːˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wild oxen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
re-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
re-MIM a-ni-TA-ni
- clause
u-mi-kar-NE re-MIM a-ni-TA-ni
- sentence
ho-shi-e-NI mi-PI ar-YE u-mi-kar-NE re-MIM a-ni-TA-ni
Exegesis
The construct phrases miphi {מִפִּי | mi-pî} ‘from the mouth’ and umikarnei {וּמִקַּרְנֵי | û-mi-qar-nê} ‘and from the horns’ connect the imagery of aryeh {אֲרִיֵּה | ʾa-rî-yēh} ‘lion’ and remim {רְמִים | rə-mîm} ‘wild oxen’ as threats.
Root and etymology
Rootr-m-m
“wild ox”
In context — Psalm 22:21
Rescue me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen; You have answered me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 22:21, so the Hebrew word רֵמִ֣ים (remim) 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.22.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.21.W5.S1) and character.