יְשִׁימַה
yᵉshîymah · H3451 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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Let death seize, a reading given in the margin of the text
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Semantic domains 29 entries
- High002001001035
- This rare margin reading of Psalm 55:15's imprecation — that death seize the psalmist's enemies — carries a sense of something coming upon them from above, in keeping with the verse's picture of death overtaking them.
- Stance002001001061
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Stance” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מִתְנַשֵּׂא (mithnassêʼ, H4984), נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375), נְשָׂא (nᵉsâʼ, H5376), נִשֵּׂאת (nissêʼth, H5379), and שׂוֹא (sôwʼ, H7721) rather than independently attested here.
- Confident002001002003
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Confident” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מִתְנַשֵּׂא (mithnassêʼ, H4984), נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375), נְשָׂא (nᵉsâʼ, H5376), נִשֵּׂאת (nissêʼth, H5379), and שׂוֹא (sôwʼ, H7721) rather than independently attested here.
- Hold002003001009
- The verb's core sense is that death should seize or take hold of the wicked, the central image of this margin reading in Psalm 55:15.
- Associate002003002002
- This entry carries no independent "Associate" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss ("let death seize") concerns death, not association between parties. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Bear002003003003
- This entry carries no independent "Bear" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than carrying or bearing. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Innocent002003003015
- The imprecation contrasts with the guilt of the wicked, whose evil dealings (Psalm 55:15's "evil is in their dwelling") are the reason the psalmist calls for this fate, rather than any innocence of their own.
- Contain002002001003
- This entry carries no independent "Contain" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than containment. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Dead002001001018
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Dead” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexemes מִתְנַשֵּׂא (mithnassêʼ, H4984), נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375), נְשָׂא (nᵉsâʼ, H5376), נִשֵּׂאת (nissêʼth, H5379), and שׂוֹא (sôwʼ, H7721) rather than independently attested here.
- Dress002003001007
- This domain code's connection to the verse is not independently attested by any citation for this rare form; it is included here only because the source data assigns it to this entry.
- Engage002003003011
- The wicked are pictured going down alive into Sheol, actively engaging with the fate the psalmist calls upon them, in Psalm 55:15.
- Measure002004002009
- This domain code's connection to the verse is not independently attested by any citation for this rare form; it is included here only because the source data assigns it to this entry.
- Safe002003003019
- This entry carries no independent "Safe" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than safety. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Move002002001012
- This entry carries no independent "Move" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than motion. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Non-Possess002003002018
- This entry carries no independent "Non-Possess" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than possession. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Possess002003002019
- This entry carries no independent "Possess" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than possession. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Stage002001001060
- This entry carries no independent "Stage" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than a stage of process. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Willing002001002028
- This entry carries no independent "Willing" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than willingness. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Conflict002003002006
- This entry carries no independent "Conflict" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than conflict as such. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Free002003002012
- This domain code's connection to the verse is not independently attested by any citation for this rare form; it is included here only because the source data assigns it to this entry.
- Great002001002012
- The evil the psalmist attributes to his enemies is described as great, in keeping with Psalm 55:15's picture of pervasive wickedness in their dwelling.
- Happen002002003003
- This entry carries no independent "Happen" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than an event coming to pass. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Intense002001003011
- This entry carries no independent "Intense" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than intensification. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Lax002001003012
- This domain code's connection to the verse is not independently attested by any citation for this rare form; it is included here only because the source data assigns it to this entry.
- See002004001005
- This domain code's connection to the verse is not independently attested by any citation for this rare form; it is included here only because the source data assigns it to this entry.
- Shout002004001009005
- This entry carries no independent "Shout" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than speech or shouting. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Speak002004001009008
- This entry carries no independent "Speak" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than speech. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Unwilling002001002031
- This entry carries no independent "Unwilling" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than unwillingness. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
- Vow002004001009013
- This entry carries no independent "Vow" sense of its own; this lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, and its own gloss concerns death rather than a vow. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3451. yeshimah [יְשִׁימָה] noun feminine desolation, only intensive plural יְשִׁימוֺת…
[יְשִׁימָה] noun feminine desolation, only intensive plural יְשִׁימוֺת Psa 55:16 Kt (Qr מָוֶת יַשִּׁיא), so Ges Hup and others, compare proper name, of a location הישׁימות בית above; ᵐ5 Ew Ol Pe De Bae and others follow Qr, let death come deceitfully upon them, see נשׁא.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 30 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0