2 Chronicles 4:21:32 Chr.4.21.W3TAB
וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם
vehammelkakhayim
“and the tongs”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM
- Extended
- veh-hahm-mehl-kah-khah-YEEM
- IPA
- /wəham.mɛl.qa.ħaˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the tongs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM
- clause
ve-hap-PE-raakh ve-han-NE-rot ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM za-HAV
- sentence
ve-hap-PE-raakh ve-han-NE-rot ve-ham-mel-ka-kha-YIM za-HAV HU mikh-LOT za-HAV
Exegesis
The verse features a coordinate series with the prefixed conjunction vav linking perakh {פֶּרַח | perāḥ} ‘flower’, nerot {נֵר֛וֹת | nērōṯ} ‘lamps’, and melqaḥayim {מֶּלְקַחַיִם | melqaḥayim} ‘tongs’, each bearing the definite article to denote specific sanctuary objects.
Root and etymology
Rooty-m
“sea, large body of water”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:21
And the flower , and the lamps , and the tongs, all of gold—it was solid gold throughout.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 4:21, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִם (vehammelkakhayim) 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.4.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.21.W3.S1) and character.