2 Chronicles 4:8:132 Chr.4.8.W13TAB
מֵאָֽה׃
mea
“a hundred”
- Transliteration
- me-A
- Extended
- meh-AH
- IPA
- /meːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-A
- clause
va-ya-AS miz-re-KE za-HAV me-A
- sentence
va-ya-AS shul-kha-NOT a-sa-RA va-yan-NAKH ba-he-KHAL kha-MI-sha mi-ya-MIN va-kha-MI-sha mis-se-MOL va-ya-AS miz-re-KE za-HAV me-A
Exegesis
The final vayyaʿaś clause repeats the construction verb with the construct chain mizrəqêy zāhāv mēʾāh {מִזְרְקֵי זָהָב מֵאָה | mizrəqêy zāhāv mēʾāh} ‘sprinkling bowls of gold, a hundred’, showcasing Hebrew genitival and numeral sequences. This coordinated vav structure underscores the systematic furnishing of the sacred space.
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:8
And he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. He also made one hundred golden sprinkling bowls .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 4:8, so the Hebrew word מֵאָֽה׃ (mea) 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.4.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.8.W13.S1) and character.