Joshua 14:15:12Josh.14.15.W12TAB
מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
mimilkhama
“from war”
- Transliteration
- mi-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- mee-meel-kha-MAA
- IPA
- /mim.ilħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mi-mil-kha-MA
- clause
ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
ve-SHEM khev-RON le-fa-NIM kir-YAT ar-BA ha-a-DAM ha-ga-DOL ba-a-na-KIM HU ve-ha-A-retz shak-TA mi-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
Finally, mi-milchamah {מִמִּלְחָמָה | min-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘from war’ indicates the source of calm. The two-part structure contrasts name origin with the resulting peace.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mLamed–Chet–Mem
“to fight, battle”
In context — Joshua 14:15
The name of Hebron in former times was Kiryat Arba, named for Arba , the great man among the Anakim; and the land was at rest from war.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 14:15, so the Hebrew word מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (mimilkhama) 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.14.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.15.W12.S1) and character.