1 Chronicles 14:1:41 Chr.14.1.W4TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר
melekhtsor
“king of Tyre”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-TSOR
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-TSOHR
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.tsˤoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Tyre
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-TSOR
- phraseyour reading level
khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim liv-NOT LO BA-yit
Exegesis
The construct chain Hiram Huram melekh-tzor {חירם חורם מלך־צֹר | ḥîrām ḥūrām mêlêḵ-ṣôr} links the king’s dual name and title.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:1
And Hiram , king of Tyre, sent messengers to David with cedar timber , skilled stonemasons and carpenters, to build a house for him.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 14:1, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר (melekhtsor) 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 1 Chr.14.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.1.W4.S1) and character.