1 Chronicles 17:11:31 Chr.17.11.W3TAB
יָמֶ֙יךָ֙
yamekha
“your days”
- Transliteration
- ya-ME-kha
- Extended
- yaa-MEH-khaa
- IPA
- /jaːˈmɛjxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your days
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ya-ME-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ki-MA-le-u ya-ME-kha
- clause
ve-ha-YA ki-MA-le-u ya-ME-kha la-LE-khet im-a-VO-te-kha va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-ZAR-a-kha a-kha-RE-kha a-SHER yih-YE mi-BA-ne-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-MA-le-u ya-ME-kha la-LE-khet im-a-VO-te-kha va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-ZAR-a-kha a-kha-RE-kha a-SHER yih-YE mi-BA-ne-kha va-ha-khi-NO-ti et-mal-KHU-to
Exegesis
The temporal clause ki-mal'u yamekha {כִּֽי־מָלְא֤וּ יָמֶ֙יךָ֙ | kî-mā-lə-’û yā-me-ḵā} uses a Qal perfect to denote the completion of David’s lifespan.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:11
And it will be when your days are fulfilled to go with your fathers, that I will raise up your offspring after you, who will be of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 17:11, so the Hebrew word יָמֶ֙יךָ֙ (yamekha) 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.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.11.W3.S1) and character.