1 Samuel 18:5:121 Sam.18.5.W12TAB
הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
hamilkhama
“the war”
- Transliteration
- ha-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- hah-mihl-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /ham.mil.ħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the war
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
ha-mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-ye-TSE da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL yas-KEEL va-ye-si-ME-hu sha-UL AL an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE da-VID be-KHOL a-SHER yish-la-KHE-nu sha-UL yas-KEEL va-ye-si-ME-hu sha-UL AL an-SHE ha-mil-kha-MA va-yi-TAV be-e-NE KAL-ha-AM ve-GAM be-e-NE av-DE sha-UL
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–chet–mem
“battle”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:5
And David went out wherever Saul sent him and acted wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war , and he was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 18:5, so the Hebrew word הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (hamilkhama) 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 Sam.18.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.5.W12.S1) and character.