2 Chronicles 32:5:32 Chr.32.5.W3TAB
אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה
etkolhakhoma
“{the direct object} all the wall”
- Transliteration
- et-KOL-ha-kho-MA
- Extended
- eht-KOHL-hah-khoh-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈkɔl.haħoːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the direct object} all the wall
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
et-KOL-ha-kho-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa
- 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 noun phrase kol ha-chomah ha-perutsah {כָּל־הַחוֹמָה הַפְּרוּצָה | kol ha-ḥō-māh ha-perūṣāh} ‘all the broken wall’ uses the adjectival participle ha-perūṣāh to qualify ha-ḥō-māh, emphasizing the damage.
Root and etymology
ḥ-w-mḥet–vav–mem
“wall, fortification”
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 32:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 32:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה (etkolhakhoma) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.5.W3.S1) and character.