1 Kings 20:26:91 Kgs.20.26.W9TAB
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
lammilkhama
“for the battle or for war”
- Transliteration
- lam-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- lahm-mihl-khah-MAA
- IPA
- /lam.mil.ħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the battle or for war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
lam-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-YA-al a-FE-ka lam-mil-kha-MA im-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM va-YA-al a-FE-ka lam-mil-kha-MA im-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The purpose clause la-milchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | la·mil·ḥā·māh} ‘for battle’ precedes the opposition im-yisrael {עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ʿim·yiś·rā·ʾēl}, completing the military sequence. The structure underscores the annual rhythm of Near Eastern campaigns and the stepwise progression from mustering to engagement.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“battle, war”
In context — 1 Kings 20:26
And it happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 20:26, so the Hebrew word לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (lammilkhama) 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.20.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.26.W9.S1) and character.