2 Chronicles 18:34:22 Chr.18.34.W2TAB
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙
hamilkhama
“the battle”
- Transliteration
- ha-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- hah-mihl-khah-MAA
- IPA
- /ham.milħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-MAT le-ET BO ha-sha-MESH
Exegesis
The nominal hamilchamah {הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | ha-milḥāmâ} ‘the battle’ functions as the subject, modified by the temporal phrase bayom hahu {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא | ba-yôm ha-hûʾ} ‘that day.’
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“to fight, battle”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:34
The battle grew stronger that day, and the king of Israel kept himself upright in his chariot facing Aram until evening; and at the time when the sun went down he died.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:34, so the Hebrew word הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (hamilkhama) 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.18.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.34.W2.S1) and character.