2 Chronicles 25:19:112 Chr.25.19.W11TAB
לָ֤מָּה
lama
“why”
- Transliteration
- LA-ma
- Extended
- LAA-mah
- IPA
- /ˈlɑːm.mɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LA-ma
- phraseyour reading level
LA-ma tit-ga-RE
- clause
a-TA she-VA be-VE-te-kha LA-ma tit-ga-RE be-ra-A ve-na-FAL-ta a-TA vi-ye-hu-DA i-MAKH
- sentence
a-MAR-ta hi-NE hi-KI-ta ET-e-dom u-ne-sa-a-KHA li-VE-kha le-hak-VID a-TA she-VA be-VE-te-kha LA-ma tit-ga-RE be-ra-A ve-na-FAL-ta a-TA vi-ye-hu-DA i-MAKH
Exegesis
The imperative shevah {שְׁבָה | šĕvā} issues a command, and the interrogative lammah {לָמָּה | lāmmāh} introduces the reflexive Hitpael titgareh {תִּתְגָּרֶה | tittgāreḥ}, “provoke yourself,” with beraah {בְּרָעָה | bərāʿāh} as the impending danger.
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:19
You have said, “Behold, you have struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up to become proud . Now remain in your house. Why provoke yourself into disaster so that you may fall—both you and Judah with you?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 25:19, so the Hebrew word לָ֤מָּה (lama) 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.25.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.19.W11.S1) and character.