Deuteronomy 20:6:10Deut.20.6.W10TAB
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
bamilkhama
“in the battle”
- Transliteration
- ba-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- bah-mil-kha-MAH
- IPA
- /bam.mil.ħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the battle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-mil-kha-MA
- clause
pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
- sentence
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-na-TA KE-rem ve-LO khil-LE-lo ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
Exegesis
The particle pen-yā-mûṯ {פֶּן־יָמוּת | pen-yā-mûṯ} ‘lest he die,’ combined with ba-mil-ḥā-māh {בַּמִּלְחָמָה | ba-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘in the battle,’ marks a precautionary purpose clause.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־םlamed–chet–mem
“to fight, do battle”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:6
And is there a man who planted a vineyard and has not yet enjoyed its produce? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man will begin to make use of its produce.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 20:6, so the Hebrew word בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (bamilkhama) 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.20.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.6.W10.S1) and character.