Genesis 14:5:6Gen.14.5.W6TAB
וְהַמְּלָכִים֙
vehammelakhim
“and the kings”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- veh-hahm-meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /və.ham.mə.laːˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ham-me-la-KHIM
- clause
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM
- sentence
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
Exegesis
The main verbal clause begins with the verb ba {בָּא | bāʾ} “came,” followed by the subject Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him {כְדָרְלָעֹמֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ | ḵə-dor-la-ʿō-mer wə-ham-mə-lā-ḵîm ʾă-šer ʾit-tô}, giving Kedorlaomer prominence as leader while including his coalition through the relative clause asher itto “who were with him.”
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck down the Rephaim in Ashtaroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiryathaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ (vehammelakhim) 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 Gen.14.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W6.S1) and character.