1 Kings 14:30:11 Kgs.14.30.W1TAB
וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה
umilkhama
“and war”
- Transliteration
- u-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- oo-mihl-khah-MAA
- IPA
- /u.mil.ħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN-re-kha-VAM
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN-re-kha-VAM u-VEN ya-ra-VAM KOL-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinating vav in umilkhamah {וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה | ū-mĭl-ḥā-māh} ‘and war’, linking this conflict back to the preceding narrative and emphasizing its ongoing nature.
Root and etymology
Rootl–ḥ–m
“to fight, battle”
In context — 1 Kings 14:30
And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:30, so the Hebrew word וּמִלְחָמָ֨ה (umilkhama) 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 Kgs.14.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.30.W1.S1) and character.