1 Chronicles 14:8:51 Chr.14.8.W5TAB
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙
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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Word in context
- word
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID va-yish-MA da-VID va-ye-TSE lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The status-of-office phrase lemelech al-kol-Yisrael {לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ləmeleḵ ‘al kol-Yiśrā’ēl} marks the extent of David’s authority.
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:8
And the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David. When David heard of it, he went out against them .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 14:8, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.14.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.8.W5.S1) and character.