2 Samuel 17:8:182 Sam.17.8.W18TAB
מִלְחָמָ֔ה
milkhama
“of war”
- Transliteration
- mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- mih-l-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /mil.ħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
ISH mil-kha-MA
- clause
ve-a-vi-KHA ISH mil-kha-MA ve-LO ya-LIN et-ha-AM
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI a-TA ya-Da-TA et-A-vi-KHA ve-et-a-na-SHAIV KI gi-bo-RIM HE-ma u-ma-RE NE-fesh HE-ma ke-DOV sha-KUL ba-sa-DE ve-a-vi-KHA ISH mil-kha-MA ve-LO ya-LIN et-ha-AM
Exegesis
The appositional ish milchamah {אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה | ’îš milḥāmāh} designates David’s martial role, and the negated imperfect we-lo yalin highlights his separation from the people.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight, engage in war”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:8
And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, for they are mighty men and embittered of soul , like a bear bereaved in the field. And your father is a man of war , and he will not spend the night with the people.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 17:8, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָ֔ה (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 Sam.17.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.8.W18.S1) and character.