1 Kings 20:14:121 Kgs.20.14.W12TAB
הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
hammilkhama
“the battle”
- Transliteration
- ham-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- hahm-mihl-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /ham.milħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ham-mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA
Exegesis
The second inquiry mî-ye’ĕsôr hammilḥāmâ {מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | mî-ye’ĕsôr hammilḥāmâ} ‘who will bind the battle’ highlights divine control over warfare. The formal version preserves Hebrew syntax for precision, while the dynamic renders the sequence idiomatically for readability.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“battle, war”
In context — 1 Kings 20:14
Ahab asked, “By whom?” Then the prophet answered, “Thus says the LORD : ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Ahab then asked, “Who will begin the battle?” And the prophet replied, “You.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (hammilkhama) 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.20.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.14.W12.S1) and character.