Proverbs 24:6:4Prov.24.6.W4TAB
מִלְחָמָ֑ה
milkhama
“war”
- Transliteration
- mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- mihl-khaa-MAA
- IPA
- /mil.ħaːˈmaː/
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 | 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
mil-kha-MA
- clause
KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA u-te-shu-A be-ROV yo-ETS
Exegesis
The verb ta‘ăśêh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ta‘ă-śê}, Qal imperfect second person masculine singular, carries the main action, combining with the pronominal suffix lə-khā {לְךָ | lə-khā} ‘for yourself’ to highlight personal agency and mil-ḥā-māh {מִלְחָמָה | mil-ḥā-māh} ‘war’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootl-ḥ-m
“to fight, wage war”
In context — Proverbs 24:6
For by wise strategies you will make war for yourself, and deliverance comes through many counselors .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:6, so the Hebrew word מִלְחָמָ֑ה (milkhama) 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.24.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.6.W4.S1) and character.