2 Chronicles 34:13:62 Chr.34.13.W6TAB
מְלָאכָ֔ה
melakha
“work”
- Transliteration
- me-la-KHA
- Extended
- meh-laa-KHAA
- IPA
- /məlaːˈʔaːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-la-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
o-SE me-la-KHA
- clause
ve-AL ha-sab-ba-LIM u-me-nats-khim le-KHOL o-SE me-la-KHA la-a-vo-DA va-a-vo-DA
- sentence
ve-AL ha-sab-ba-LIM u-me-nats-khim le-KHOL o-SE me-la-KHA la-a-vo-DA va-a-vo-DA u-me-hal-vi-YIM so-fe-RIM ve-shot-RIM ve-sho-a-RIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase le-kol ʿōsēh mĕlāḵāh {לְכֹל עֹשֵׂה מְלָאכָה | lə-ḵol ʿō-sēh mĕ-lā-ḵāh} ‘for all who do work’ defines the scope of authority.
In context — 2 Chronicles 34:13
And over the burden-bearers were overseers for all those performing the work in the service and ministry; and from the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 34:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 34:13, so the Hebrew word מְלָאכָ֔ה (melakha) 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.34.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.34.13.W6.S1) and character.