Proverbs 20:18:6Prov.20.18.W6TAB
מִלְחָמָֽה׃
milekhama
“war”
- Transliteration
- mi-le-kha-MA
- Extended
- mih-leh-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /mil.ħaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- war
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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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Word in context
- word
mi-le-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SE mi-le-kha-MA
- clause
u-ve-ta-khe-bu-LOT a-SE mi-le-kha-MA
- sentence
ma-kha-sha-VOT be-E-TSA tik-KON u-ve-ta-khe-bu-LOT a-SE mi-le-kha-MA
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this with the conjunctive-prepositional phrase uvetachbulot {וּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹת | ūbə-taḥbû-lōṯ} ‘and by strategies’, followed by the qal imperative aseh {עֲשֵׂ֣ה | ʿăśēh} ‘make’ governing the noun milchamah {מִלְחָמָֽה | milḥāmāh} ‘war’. This parallelism of passive establishment and active command underscores the balanced relationship between deliberation and execution. In rendering this flow, the English translation preserves the instrumental phrases and the imperative mood to reflect the Hebrew’s emphasis and rhythm.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–chet–mem
“war, conflict”
In context — Proverbs 20:18
Plans are established by counsel, and by strategies make war.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 20:18, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (milekhama) 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 Prov.20.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.18.W6.S1) and character.