2 Chronicles 13:2:102 Chr.13.2.W10TAB
וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה
umilkhama
“and war”
- Transliteration
- u-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- oo-mihl-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /uːmilħaːˈmaː/
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
- clause
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN a-vi-YA u-VEN ya-rav-AM
- sentence
sha-LOSH sha-NIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im u-she-MAH i-MO mi-kha-ya-HU BAT-u-ri-EL MIN-gi-ve-A u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA BEN a-vi-YA u-VEN ya-rav-AM
Exegesis
{וּמִלְחָמָה הָיְתָה בֵּין … וּבֵין … | u-mi-ḥā-māh hā-yə-tāh bēn… u-bēn…} employs a verbless clause to assert the existence of war and sets up adversarial relations between Abijah and Jeroboam. The repeated vav + relational phrases create a measured, annalistic rhythm.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–het–mem
“to fight, battle”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:2
And he reigned in Jerusalem three years. The name of his mother was Micaiah , daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 13:2, so the Hebrew word וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה (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 2 Chr.13.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.2.W10.S1) and character.