1 Chronicles 15:1:61 Chr.15.1.W6TAB
מָקוֹם֙
makom
“a place”
- Transliteration
- ma-KOM
- Extended
- maa-KOHm
- IPA
- /maːˈqoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ma-KOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM
- clause
va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-YET-lo O-hel
- sentence
va-ya-AS-lo va-TIM be-IR da-VID va-ya-KHEN ma-KOM la-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM va-YET-lo O-hel
Exegesis
The noun māqôm {מָקוֹם֙ | māqôm} ‘place’ paired with lārōn ʾĕlōhîm {לֽ͏ַאֲר֣וֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | lārōn ʾĕlōhîm} ‘for the ark of God’ functions as a purpose expression.
Root and etymology
q-w-mqof–vav–mem
“to stand, establish”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:1
David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he set in order a place for the ark of God , and he spread a tent over it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 15:1, so the Hebrew word מָקוֹם֙ (makom) 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 1 Chr.15.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.1.W6.S1) and character.