2 Chronicles 5:8:112 Chr.5.8.W11TAB
מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃
milmaala
“from above”
- Transliteration
- mil-ma-a-LA
- Extended
- mihl-mah-ah-LAA
- IPA
- /mil.maˈʕlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from above
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mil-ma-a-LA
- clause
va-ye-khas-SU ha-khe-ru-VIM al-ha-a-RON ve-al-ba-DA-v mil-ma-a-LA
- sentence
va-yih-YU ha-khe-ru-VIM por-SIM ke-na-FA-yim al-me-KOM ha-a-RON va-ye-khas-SU ha-khe-ru-VIM al-ha-a-RON ve-al-ba-DA-v mil-ma-a-LA
Exegesis
The adverbial phrase mil-maʿlāh {מִלְמָֽעְלָה | mil-maʿlāh} ‘from above’ clarifies the vertical aspect. The alternating word order between clauses highlights the cherubim’s protective function over the ark.
In context — 2 Chronicles 5:8
The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles from above.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 5:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 5:8, so the Hebrew word מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ (milmaala) 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.5.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.5.8.W11.S1) and character.