Jeremiah 21:2:7Jer.21.2.W7TAB
נִלְחָ֣ם
nilkham
“is fighting”
- Transliteration
- nil-KHAM
- Extended
- nihl-KHAAM
- IPA
- /nilˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- is fighting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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 Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nil-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- clause
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- sentence
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH o-TA-nu ke-KHOL-nif-le-o-TAV ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause explaining the threat posed by nevukhadretzar {נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר | nǝ-ḇû-ḵaḏ-rěʾ-ṣar} melekh-bavel {מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל | me-lekh-Bā-ḇel}, nilcham {נִלְחָם | nil-ḥām} ‘is waging war’ against us.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight”
In context — Jeremiah 21:2
Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us; perhaps He will act on our behalf according to all His wonders, and cause him to withdraw from us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word נִלְחָ֣ם (nilkham) 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 Jer.21.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.2.W7.S1) and character.