2 Samuel 20:21:272 Sam.20.21.W27TAB
הַחוֹמָֽה׃
hakhoma
“the wall”
- Transliteration
- ha-kho-MA
- Extended
- hah-khoh-MAA
- IPA
- /haħoːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ha-kho-MA
- phraseyour reading level
be-AD ha-kho-MA
- clause
va-to-MER ha-i-SHA el-yo-AV hi-NE ro-SHO mush-LAKH e-LE-kha be-AD ha-kho-MA
- sentence
lo-KHEN ha-da-VAR KI ISH me-HAR e-fe-RA-yim SHE-va ben-bik-RI she-MO na-SA ya-DO ba-ME-lekh be-da-VID te-NU-O-to le-va-DO ve-el-KHA me-AL ha-IR va-to-MER ha-i-SHA el-yo-AV hi-NE ro-SHO mush-LAKH e-LE-kha be-AD ha-kho-MA
Exegesis
The interjection hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnêh} ‘behold’ introduces rosho mushlakh ’elekha be-‘ad ha-chomah {רֹאשׁוֹ מֻשְׁלָךְ אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַד הַחוֹמָה | rō-šô mūš-lā-kh ’ê-lê-kā bə-‘aḏ ha-ḥō-māh} ‘his head will be thrown to you over the wall,’ preserving the vivid resolution.
Root and etymology
ch-m-hchet–vav–mem
“wall, fortification”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so. For a man from the hill country of Ephraim, named Sheba son of Bichri, has lifted his hand against the king, against David. “Hand him over alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:21:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of 2 Samuel 20:21, so the Hebrew word הַחוֹמָֽה׃ (hakhoma) 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.20.21.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.21.W27.S1) and character.