2 Chronicles 8:9:102 Chr.8.9.W10TAB

מִלְחָמָה֙

milkhama

war

Transliteration
mil-kha-MA
Extended
mihl-khaa-MAA
IPA
/mil.ħɑːˈmaː/

Meaning by language

English
war

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Result
מִלְ + חָ + מָה֙
mil + kha + ma
milkhama

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    mil-kha-MA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    an-SHEI mil-kha-MA

  3. clause

    ki-HE-ma an-SHEI mil-kha-MA ve-sa-REI sha-li-SHAV ve-sa-REI rikh-BO u-fa-ra-SHAV

  4. sentence

    u-min-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER lo-na-TAN she-lo-MO la-a-va-DIM lim-la-akh-TO ki-HE-ma an-SHEI mil-kha-MA ve-sa-REI sha-li-SHAV ve-sa-REI rikh-BO u-fa-ra-SHAV

Root and etymology

consonantsLamed–Chet–Mem

fight, wage battle

In context2 Chronicles 8:9

But from the Israelites, Solomon did not give any as slaves for his work; for they were men of war , and the officers of his captains , and the officers of his chariotry, and his horsemen.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 8:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 8:9, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָה֙ (milkhama) 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.8.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.8.9.W10.S1) and character.