Deuteronomy 20:12:3Deut.20.12.W3TAB
עִמָּ֔ךְ
immakh
“with you”
- Transliteration
- im-MAKH
- Extended
- eem-MAAKH
- IPA
- /ʕimˈmaːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-MAKH
- clause
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH
- sentence
ve-IM-LO tash-LEEM im-MAKH ve-as-TA im-KHA mil-kha-MAH ve-tsar-TA a-LE-ha
Exegesis
The repetition of the prepositional phrase immekha {עִמְּךָ | ʿim·mə·ḵā} around the noun milchamah {מִלְחָמָה | mil·ḥā·māh} forms a chiastic structure.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:12
But if she does not make peace with you and instead wages war against you, then you shall besiege her.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 20:12, so the Hebrew word עִמָּ֔ךְ (immakh) 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 Deut.20.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.12.W3.S1) and character.