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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
kha-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh kha-MAT
- clause
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT
- 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 context — 1 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.