2 Chronicles 2:6:12 Chr.2.6.W1TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:5
וּמִ֤י
umi
“and who”
- Transliteration
- u-MI
- Extended
- oo-MEE
- IPA
- /uːˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and who
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-MI
- phraseyour reading level
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh
- clause
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu
- sentence
u-MI ya-a-TSAR-KO-akh li-ve-NOT-LO va-YIT KI ha-sha-MA-yim u-she-ME ha-sha-MA-yim LO ye-khal-ke-LU-hu u-MI a-NI a-SHER e-VE-ne-LO va-YIT KI im-le-hak-TIR le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative umi {וּמִי | ūmî} ‘and who’, establishing a rhetorical question that underscores human inability.
The verse returns to the interrogative umi aní asher evneh-lo {וּמִי אֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אֶבְנֶה-לוֹ | ūmî ʾănî ʾă·šer ʾĕv·nēh-lō} “and who am I that I should build for him,” contrasting divine majesty with human humility.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:6
But who has the strength to build a house for Him , since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? And who am I that I should build a house for Him except to burn incense before Him?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 2:6, so the Hebrew word וּמִ֤י (umi) 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.2.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.6.W1.S1) and character.