2 Samuel 15:28:32 Sam.15.28.W3TAB
מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ
mitmahemehha
“am delaying”
- Transliteration
- mit-ma-he-MEH-ha
- Extended
- miht-mah-heh-MEE-hah
- IPA
- /mit.ma.həˈmeː.ha/
Meaning by language
- English
- am delaying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mit-ma-he-MEH-ha
- phraseyour reading level
a-no-KHI mit-ma-he-MEH-ha
- clause
re-U a-no-KHI mit-ma-he-MEH-ha be-a-va-ROT be-ar-VOT ha-mid-BAR
- sentence
re-U a-no-KHI mit-ma-he-MEH-ha be-a-va-ROT be-ar-VOT ha-mid-BAR AD BO da-VAR me-im-ma-KHEM le-ha-GID LI
Exegesis
The Hitpael participle mitmahmeha {מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ | mithmahmeha} conveys continuous, self-directed action emphasizing deliberate delay.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:28
See, I am lingering at the fords in the plains of the wilderness until a word comes from you to tell me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:28, so the Hebrew word מִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּ (mitmahemehha) 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 Sam.15.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.28.W3.S1) and character.