1 Chronicles 14:2:51 Chr.14.2.W5TAB
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
lemelekh
“as king”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- as king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-DA da-VID ki-he-khi-NO ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-DA da-VID ki-he-khi-NO ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ki-nis-SE le-ma-e-LA mal-khu-TO ba-a-VUR a-MO yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lə·me·leḵ {לְמֶלֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ} ‘for king’ with ‘al {עַל | ‘al} ‘over’ attaches to Yiśra’ēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś·rā·’ēl} as object of dominion.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:2
And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom had been exalted on high for the sake of his people Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 14:2, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.14.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.2.W5.S1) and character.