Exodus 23:25:9Exod.23.25.W9TAB
מַחֲלָ֖ה
makhala
“sickness”
- Transliteration
- ma-kha-LA
- Extended
- mah-khah-LAA
- IPA
- /ma.ħăˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sickness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-kha-LA
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-si-RO-ti ma-kha-LA
- clause
va-ha-si-RO-ti ma-kha-LA mi-kir-BE-kha
- sentence
va-a-vad-TEM ET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem u-ve-RAKH et-lakh-me-KHA ve-et-mei-ME-kha va-ha-si-RO-ti ma-kha-LA mi-kir-BE-kha
Root and etymology
Rootmem–chet–lamed
“sickness”
In context — Exodus 23:25
And you shall serve the LORD your God and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from among you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 23:25, so the Hebrew word מַחֲלָ֖ה (makhala) 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.23.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.25.W9.S1) and character.