2 Chronicles 6:39:32 Chr.6.39.W3TAB
מִמְּכ֣וֹן
mimmekhon
“from the place”
- Transliteration
- mim-me-KHON
- Extended
- mihm-meh-KHOHN
- IPA
- /mim.məˈxoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the place
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mim-me-KHON
- phraseyour reading level
mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA
- clause
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-no-TE-hem ve-a-SI-ta mish-pa-TAM
- sentence
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-no-TE-hem ve-a-SI-ta mish-pa-TAM ve-sa-LAKH-ta le-am-me-KHA a-SHER kha-TE-u-LAKH
Exegesis
The construct chain min-hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם֜ | min-ha-šā-ma-yim} ‘from the heavens’ paired with mimmekhon {מִמְּכוֹן | mim-mə-ḵōn} ‘from the place’ highlights divine transcendence and immanence in shivtekha {שִׁבְתְּךָ֗ | šiv-tə-kha} ‘your dwelling’.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–vav–nun
“to establish, fix”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:39
And You will hear from the heavens, from the place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and You will uphold their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 6:39, so the Hebrew word מִמְּכ֣וֹן (mimmekhon) 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.6.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.39.W3.S1) and character.