Exodus 17:10:6Exod.17.10.W6TAB
לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם
lehillakhem
“to fight”
- Transliteration
- le-hil-la-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-hil-lah-KHEHM
- IPA
- /lə.hil.laˈħeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to fight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-hil-la-KHEM
- clause
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-mar-LO mo-SHE le-hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK u-mo-SHE a-ha-RON ve-KHUR a-LU ROSH hag-giv-AH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lehilachem {לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | lə-hil-lā-ḥēm} expresses purpose ‘to fight,’ complemented by baamalek {בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק | ba-ʿă-mā-lēq} ‘against Amalek.’
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–chet–mem
“to fight, to wage war”
In context — Exodus 17:10
Joshua obeyed Moses’ spoken command and fought Amalek . Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur ascended to the summit of the hill.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (lehillakhem) 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 Exod.17.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W6.S1) and character.