2 Kings 19:9:72 Kgs.19.9.W7TAB

לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם

lehillakhem

to fight

Transliteration
le-hil-la-KHEM
Extended
leh-hihl-lah-KHEHM
IPA
/ləhil.laːˈħeːm/

Meaning by language

English
to fight

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הִל + לָּ + חֵ֣ם
le + hil + la + khem
lehillakhem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-hil-la-KHEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH

  3. clause

    va-yish-MA el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH le-MOR hi-NE ya-TSA le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH

  4. sentence

    va-yish-MA el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH le-MOR hi-NE ya-TSA le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH va-ya-SHAV va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR

Exegesis

Yatsa {יָצָא | yāṣā’} perfect plus lehilachem {לְהִלָּחֵם | ləhiḷlāḥêm} expresses completed purpose.

In context2 Kings 19:9

And the king of Assyria heard concerning Tirhakah , king of Cush, “Behold, he has gone out to fight against you”; he returned and sent messengers again to Hezekiah to say.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 19:9, so the Hebrew word לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם (lehillakhem) 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.19.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.9.W7.S1) and character.