2 Kings 14:13:232 Kgs.14.13.W23TAB
אַמָּֽה׃
ama
“cubit”
- Transliteration
- a-MA
- Extended
- ah-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cubit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
a-MA
- clause
ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
- sentence
ve-ET a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ben-ye-ho-ASH ben-a-khaz-ya-HU ta-FAS ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET sha-MESH ve-ya-VO-u va-ya-VO ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im be-SHA-ar e-fra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-pin-NA ar-BA me-OT a-MA
Exegesis
The numeric phrase arbaʿ mêʾōt ʾammāh {אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אַמָּה | arbaʿ mêʾōt ʾammāh} quantifies the breach following Hebrew multiplicative structure. In English, “then” and “and” map the vav-consecutive sequence to preserve temporal flow.
Root and etymology
א־מ־הa-m-h
“forearm; cubit”
In context — 2 Kings 14:13
And Joash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh . Then he proceeded to Jerusalem and broke open the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, covering four hundred cubits .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:13:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 2 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word אַמָּֽה׃ (ama) 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 Kgs.14.13.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.13.W23.S1) and character.