Exodus 17:9:8Exod.17.9.W8TAB
בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק
baamalek
“against Amalek”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-ma-LEK
- Extended
- bah-ah-mah-LEHK
- IPA
- /ba.ʕă.maː.ˈleːq/
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
- phraseyour reading level
hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHE el-ye-ho-SHU-a be-khar-la-NU a-na-SHIM ve-TSE hil-la-KHEM ba-a-ma-LEK ma-KHAR a-no-KHI ni-TSAV al-ROSH ha-giv-AH u-mat-TE ha-e-lo-HIM be-ya-DI
Exegesis
The adversary is marked by baʿ-āmālēq {בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק | baʿ-āmālēq} ‘against Amalek’, followed by the temporal marker māḥār {מָחָ֗ר | māḥār} ‘tomorrow’, which shifts to a future setting.
In context — Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, “Select men for us and go out to confront Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand atop the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 17:9, 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.17.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.9.W8.S1) and character.