Joshua 14:11:13Josh.14.11.W13TAB
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
lamilkhamah
“for war”
- Transliteration
- la-mil-kha-MAH
- Extended
- lah-mil-khah-MAAH
- IPA
- /lamilħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
la-mil-kha-MAH
- clause
la-mil-kha-MAH ve-la-TSET ve-la-VO
- sentence
o-de-NI ha-YOM kha-ZAK ka-a-SHER be-YOM she-LO-akh o-TI mo-SHEH ke-KO-khi AZ u-ke-KO-khi a-TAH la-mil-kha-MAH ve-la-TSET ve-la-VO
Exegesis
The infinitives lamilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh} and velatset velavo {וְלָצֵאת וְלָבוֹא | wə-la-ṣē-ʾet wə-la-bōʾ} form a merism signaling complete readiness for action.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight”
In context — Joshua 14:11
Even today I am as strong as I was on the day Moses sent me; my strength then is my strength now, for battle and for going out and coming in.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 14:11, so the Hebrew word לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (lamilkhamah) 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 Josh.14.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.11.W13.S1) and character.