Joshua 23:10:8Josh.23.10.W8TAB
הַנִּלְחָ֣ם
hanilkham
“who fights”
- Transliteration
- ha-nil-KHAM
- Extended
- hah-neel-KHAAM
- IPA
- /han.ilˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- who fights
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-nil-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-KHEM
- sentence
ISH-e-KHAD mi-KEM yir-DAF-A-lef KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-KHEM
Exegesis
The copula links to hanilcham {הַנִּלְחָם | han-nil-ḥām} ‘the one fighting,’ emphasizing God’s active support for Israel.
Root and etymology
ל־ח־ם
“to fight, contend”
In context — Joshua 23:10
One man of you will chase a thousand, for the LORD your God is he who fights for you, just as He promised to you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 23:10, so the Hebrew word הַנִּלְחָ֣ם (hanilkham) 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.23.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.10.W8.S1) and character.