2 Chronicles 17:13:12 Chr.17.13.W1TAB
וּמְלָאכָ֥ה
umelakha
“and work or business”
- Transliteration
- u-me-la-KHA
- Extended
- oo-meh-laa-KHAA
- IPA
- /u.məlaːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and work or business
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-me-la-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA
- clause
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
u-me-la-KHA ra-BA ha-YA LO be-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-an-SHE mil-kha-MA gi-bo-RE KHA-yil bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with a vav conjunction and noun umelekhah {וּמְלָאכָ֥ה | u·mə·lā·ḵā} ‘work/resources’, followed by rabbah hayah lo {רַבָּה הָיָה לוֹ | ra·bbāh hā·yāh lō} forming a nominal clause expressing possession of substantial resources.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–aleph
“work, activity”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:13
And he had great stores in the cities of Judah, and warriors , mighty men of valor were in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 17:13, so the Hebrew word וּמְלָאכָ֥ה (umelakha) 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.17.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.13.W1.S1) and character.