2 Chronicles 32:5:112 Chr.32.5.W11TAB
אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא
ethamilo
“{the direct object} the Millo”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-mi-LO
- Extended
- eht-hah-mih-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ham.milˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the direct object} the Millo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-mi-LO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID va-ya-AS she-LAKH la-ROV u-ma-gin-NIM
Exegesis
The construct chain hamillo ʿîr Dāwîḏ {הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִד | ham-mil-lōʾ ʿîr Dā-wîḏ} ‘the fill of the City of David’ identifies a stepped rampart.
Root and etymology
m-l-ʾmem–lamed–aleph
“fill, embankment”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:5
And Hezekiah strengthened himself, built up all the broken wall and raised it upon the towers , and outside another wall; and he reinforced the terrace of the City of David, and made weapons in abundance and shields.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 32:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא (ethamilo) 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.32.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.5.W11.S1) and character.