2 Chronicles 17:15:52 Chr.17.15.W5TAB
מָאתַ֥יִם
maatayim
“two hundred”
- Transliteration
- ma-a-TA-yim
- Extended
- maa-ah-TAH-yeem
- IPA
- /maːʔaˈtajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two hundred
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ma-a-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ma-a-TA-yim u-she-mo-NIM
- clause
ve-i-MO ma-a-TA-yim u-she-mo-NIM A-lef
- sentence
ve-AL-YA-DO ye-ho-kha-NAN ha-SAR ve-i-MO ma-a-TA-yim u-she-mo-NIM A-lef
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-immo {וְעִמּ֕וֹ | wə-ʿim-mō} ‘and with him’ introduces maatayim {מָאתַ֥יִם | mā-ṭā-yim} ‘two hundred’ and ushmonim {וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים | ū-šmo-nim} ‘and eighty,’ which combine with ’ālef {אָֽלֶף׃ | ’ā-lef} ‘thousand’ to total 280,000. The cumulative numerals underscore the scale of Jehochanan’s force.
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:15
Under his command was Jehochanan the commander , with 280,000 troops.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 17:15, so the Hebrew word מָאתַ֥יִם (maatayim) 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.17.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.15.W5.S1) and character.