Exodus 17:10:7Exod.17.10.W7TAB
בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק
baamalek
“against Amalek”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-ma-LEK
- Extended
- bah-ah-mah-LEHK
- IPA
- /ba.ʕa.maˈleːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Amalek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-ma-LEK
- 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.’
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 17:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 17:10, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק (baamalek) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.10.W7.S1) and character.