Exodus 17:16:5Exod.17.16.W5TAB
מִלְחָמָ֥ה
milkhama
“war”
- Transliteration
- mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- mihl-khah-MAA
- IPA
- /mil.ħa.ˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK mid-DOR DOR
Exegesis
The subsequent nominal clause “war to the LORD against Amalek” uses milchamah {מִלְחָמָ֥ה | mil-ḥā-māh} “war battle” as subject with la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֖ה | la-YHWH} indicating divine agency and ba-ʿămālek {בַּֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק | ba-ʿă-mā-lēq} marking the foe.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–chet–mem
“battle fight”
In context — Exodus 17:16
And he said, “A hand is upon the throne of Yah ; the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 17:16, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָ֥ה (milkhama) 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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.16.W5.S1) and character.