1 Kings 15:32:11 Kgs.15.32.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 HAI-ta
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA HAI-ta BEN A-sa u-BEN ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KAL-ye-ME-hem
Exegesis
u-milchamah {וּמִלְחָמָה | u-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘and war’ functions as the clause subject introducing conflict.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight”
In context — 1 Kings 15:32
War remained between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, for all their days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:32, 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.15.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.32.W1.S1) and character.