2 Chronicles 16:5:82 Chr.16.5.W8TAB
אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃
etmelaakhto
“his work”
- Transliteration
- et-me-la-akh-TO
- Extended
- eht-meh-lah-akh-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.məlaˈʔax.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-me-la-akh-TO
- clause
va-yash-BET et-me-la-akh-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-SHA va-ye-khe-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-yash-BET et-me-la-akh-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional infinitive mibbənôt {מִבְּנ֖וֹת | mibbənōṯ} ‘from building’ specifies the halted activity, with the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marking both hārāmâ {הָרָמָה | hārāmâ} and məlāʾakhtô {מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ | məlāʾakhtô} as the thoroughly abandoned targets.
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:5
When Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah and brought his work to an end.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 16:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (etmelaakhto) 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.16.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.5.W8.S1) and character.