Word

יְשִׁימַה

yᵉshîymah · H3451 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences

Meanings

  1. 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…
H3451. yeshimah
[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