Nehemiah 13:21:9Neh.13.21.W9TAB
הַחוֹמָ֔ה
hakhoma
“the wall”
- Transliteration
- ha-kho-MA
- Extended
- hah-khoh-MAA
- IPA
- /haħoˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-kho-MA
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ged ha-kho-MA
- clause
va-a-I-da va-HEM va-o-me-RA a-le-HEM mad-DU-a a-TEM le-NIM NE-ged ha-kho-MA im-ti-sha-NU YAD e-she-LAKH ba-KHEM
- sentence
va-a-I-da va-HEM va-o-me-RA a-le-HEM mad-DU-a a-TEM le-NIM NE-ged ha-kho-MA im-ti-sha-NU YAD e-she-LAKH ba-KHEM min-ha-ET ha-HI lo-va-U ba-sha-BAT
Root and etymology
ḥ-m-h
“wall, fortification”
In context — Nehemiah 13:21
And I warned them and said to them, “Why are you lodging opposite the wall? If you do this again, I will send a hand against you.” From that time they did not come on the Sabbath .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word הַחוֹמָ֔ה (hakhoma) 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 Neh.13.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.21.W9.S1) and character.