Ezekiel 17:14:2Ezek.17.14.W2TAB
מַמְלָכָ֣ה
mamlakha
“a kingdom”
- Transliteration
- mam-la-KHA
- Extended
- mahme-lah-KHAA
- IPA
- /mam.laˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a kingdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mam-la-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA
- clause
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE
- sentence
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
Exegesis
Lihyot {לִֽהְיוֹת | li-hyôt} ‘to be’ introduces a purpose clause with mamlakhah {מַמְלָכָה | mam-la-khah} as the implicit subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“reign, sovereignty”
In context — Ezekiel 17:14
This was to make the kingdom lowly so that it would not lift itself up, but would keep its covenant and stand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 17:14, so the Hebrew word מַמְלָכָ֣ה (mamlakha) 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 Ezek.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.14.W2.S1) and character.