2 Chronicles 20:29:92 Chr.20.29.W9TAB
נִלְחַ֣ם
nilkham
“had fought”
- Transliteration
- nil-KHAM
- Extended
- nih-lə-KHAHM
- IPA
- /nilˈħam/
Meaning by language
- English
- had fought
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nil-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
nil-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
be-sha-me-AM KI nil-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH IM o-ye-VE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI PA-khad e-lo-HIM AL kal-mam-le-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT be-sha-me-AM KI nil-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH IM o-ye-VE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the reason clause where the Nifal perfect nilcham {נִלְחַם | nîl-ḥam} depicts direct divine military action.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“to fight, battle”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:29
And the fear of God was upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:29:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:29, so the Hebrew word נִלְחַ֣ם (nilkham) 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.20.29.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.29.W9.S1) and character.