2 Chronicles 17:5:32 Chr.17.5.W3TAB
אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙
ethamamlakha
“{direct object} the kingdom”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-mam-la-KHA
- Extended
- eht-hah-mahm-lah-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.mam.laːˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the kingdom
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
et-ha-mam-la-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA
- clause
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YA-khen ye-ho-VAH et-ha-mam-la-KHA be-ya-DO va-yit-NE-nu khol-ye-hu-DA min-KHA li-ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-HI-lo O-sher-ve-kha-VOD la-ROV
Exegesis
The direct object phrase et-hammamlakhah {אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | ʾeṯ-ham-mam-lā-ḵāh} identifies what is secured, and the following prepositional phrase beyado {בְּיָד֔וֹ | bə-yā-ḏō} ‘in his hand’ functions idiomatically to mark effective control and settled authority.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:5
And the LORD firmly established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat tribute , and he came to have wealth and honor in abundance.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ (ethamamlakha) 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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.5.W3.S1) and character.