Isaiah 13:4:15Isa.13.4.W15TAB
מִלְחָמָֽה׃
milkhama
“of battle or war”
- Transliteration
- mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- mih-lkhaa-MAA
- IPA
- /mil.ħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of battle or war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
tse-VA mil-kha-MA
- clause
KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KOL ha-MON be-ha-RIM de-MUT am-RA KOL she-ON mam-le-KHOT go-YIM ne-e-sa-FIM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT me-fak-KED tse-VA mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The phrase YHWH tzevaot mefakked {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת מְפַקֵּ֖ד | Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʾôt məp̄aqēd} shifts focus to divine agency, culminating in tzeva milchamah {צְבָ֥א מִלְחָמָֽה | ṣəḇāʾ milḥāmah}, emphasizing mobilization for battle. English clause order mirrors the Hebrew to maintain rhetorical build-up.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight, wage war”
In context — Isaiah 13:4
The sound of an uproar rises in the mountains, like the likeness of a great people; the voice of kingdoms in tumult, nations being gathered; the LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Isaiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (milkhama) 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 Isa.13.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.4.W15.S1) and character.