2 Chronicles 18:12:42 Chr.18.12.W4TAB
לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ
lemikhaihu
“to Micaiah”
- Transliteration
- le-mi-KHAI-hu
- Extended
- leh-mih-KHAI-hoo
- IPA
- /ləmixaˈjhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Micaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-mi-KHAI-hu
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu
- clause
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
Exegesis
The clause opens with ve-ham-malach {וְהַמַּלְאָךְ | wə·ham·mā·lā·ḥ} ‘and the messenger,’ followed by the relative clause asher-halakh liqro le-mikhayhu {אֲשֶׁר־הָלַךְ לִקְרֹא לְמִיכָיְהוּ | ʾă·šer-hā·lakh liq·rô lə·mi·khā·yê·hû} ‘who went to call Micaiah,’ indicating purpose.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:12
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the prophets speak with one voice in favor of the king. Let your word align with theirs, and speak favorably.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ (lemikhaihu) 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.18.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.12.W4.S1) and character.