Exodus 17:8:2Exod.17.8.W2TAB
עֲמָלֵ֑ק
amalek
“Amalek”
- Transliteration
- a-ma-LEK
- Extended
- ah-mah-LEHK
- IPA
- /ʕă.maː.ˈleːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amalek
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
עֲ + מָ + לֵ֑ק
↓
a + ma + lek
↓
amalek
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ma-LEK
- clause
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-ya-VO a-ma-LEK va-yil-LA-khem im-yis-ra-EL bir-fi-DIM
In context — Exodus 17:8
Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 17:8, so the Hebrew word עֲמָלֵ֑ק (amalek) 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.17.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.8.W2.S1) and character.