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
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
an-SHEI mil-kha-MA
- clause
ki-HE-ma an-SHEI mil-kha-MA ve-sa-REI sha-li-SHAV ve-sa-REI rikh-BO u-fa-ra-SHAV
- 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 context — 2 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.