2 Chronicles 20:6:122 Chr.20.6.W12TAB
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mamlekhot
“kingdoms of”
- Transliteration
- mam-le-KHOT
- Extended
- mah-mehl-KHOHT
- IPA
- /mam.ləˈxoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdoms of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
mam-le-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM
- clause
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM
- sentence
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
Exegesis
The prepositional construct bəkol mamlĕkōṯ haggôyim {בְּכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת הַגּוֹיִם | bəkōl mamməlāḵōṯ haggôyim} ‘over all the kingdoms of the nations’ expresses universal dominion.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:6
And he said, “O LORD God of our fathers , are You not He—God in the heavens? And You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In Your hand are power and might, and none can stand against You.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word מַמְלְכ֣וֹת (mamlekhot) 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.20.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.6.W12.S1) and character.