1 Chronicles 18:9:41 Chr.18.9.W4TAB

חֲמָ֑ת

khamat

Hamath

Transliteration
kha-MAT
Extended
khah-MAAT
IPA
/ħaˈmaːt/

Meaning by language

English
Hamath

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Result
חֲ + מָ֑ת
kha + mat
khamat

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-MAT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ME-lekh kha-MAT

  3. clause

    va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT

  4. sentence

    va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA

Exegesis

The subject tou {תֹּעוּ | tōʿû} forms a construct chain with melekh {מֶלֶךְ | mēleḵ} ‘king’ and hamat {חֲמָת | ḥămaṯ}, indicating his domain.

In context1 Chronicles 18:9

And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 18:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word חֲמָ֑ת (khamat) 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.18.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.9.W4.S1) and character.