2 Samuel 20:15:62 Sam.20.15.W6TAB
הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה
hammaakha
“the Maacah”
- Transliteration
- ham-ma-a-KHA
- Extended
- hahm-mah-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /ham.ma.ʕăˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Maacah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ham-ma-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
BET ham-ma-a-KHA
- clause
va-ya-VO-u va-ya-TSU-ru a-LAV be-a-VE-la BET ham-ma-a-KHA va-yish-pe-KHU so-le-LA el-ha-IR va-ta-a-MOD ba-KHEL
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u va-ya-TSU-ru a-LAV be-a-VE-la BET ham-ma-a-KHA va-yish-pe-KHU so-le-LA el-ha-IR va-ta-a-MOD ba-KHEL ve-khol-ha-AM a-SHER et-yo-AV mash-khi-TIM le-ha-PIL ha-kho-MA
Exegesis
The locative be’avela beit hama’akhah {בְּאָבֵלָה בֵּית הַמַּעֲכָה | bə-ʾa-ve-lah beyt ha-ma-ʿa-kha} identifies the precise setting “at Abel Beth Maakah” through a construct chain.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:15
And they came and besieged him at Abel Beth Maakah, and they built up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood at the outer defenses. And all the people who were with Joab battered the wall to break it down .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 20:15, so the Hebrew word הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה (hammaakha) 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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.15.W6.S1) and character.