2 Chronicles 18:14:112 Chr.18.14.W11TAB
אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל
imekhdal
“or shall I refrain”
- Transliteration
- im-ekh-DAL
- Extended
- ihm-ehkh-DAAL
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʔɛχˈd.dɔːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- or shall I refrain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ekh-DAL
- clause
va-ya-BO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh e-LAV mi-KHA ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL
- sentence
va-ya-BO el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh e-LAV mi-KHA ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL va-yo-MER a-LU ve-hats-li-KHU ve-yin-nat-NU be-yed-KHEM
Exegesis
The interrogative hanēleḵ {הֲנֵלֵךְ | hanēleḵ} ‘shall we go’ contrasts with the deliberative im-ʾeḥdāl {אִם־אֶחְדָּל | ʾim-ʾeḥdāl} ‘if I shall refrain,’ highlighting the tension between action and restraint.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:14
When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah , shall we go to fight at Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain ?” And he answered, “Go up and succeed; they will be given into your hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 18:14, so the Hebrew word אִם־אֶחְדָּ֑ל (imekhdal) 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.18.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.14.W11.S1) and character.