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maketh

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Archaic third-person singular present form of "make" (makes), frequently employed in traditional verse to maintain archaic tone or meter.

Detailed Definition
The King James Bible often uses verb endings like -eth to give the text a solemn, elevated, early modern sound. In this psalm, “maketh” belongs to that older biblical style rather than to everyday modern usage.
Example
Example in poetry:
Psalm 23 begins, “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures”; Maketh is the archaic third-person singular of make and creates a biblical cadence; “The frost maketh silver of the field” adapts the form for elevated description; In contemporary diction, “makes” is standard, while maketh can signal prayer, parody, or historical voice
Additional Notes
“maketh” is an archaic verb form in the quoted line, so modern readers may not immediately recognize it.; Found in the poem, Psalm 23 by King James Bible
Also Known As
creates forms fashions produces
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