1 Chronicles 18:17:81 Chr.18.17.W8TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-YAD ham-ME-lekh
- clause
u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The spatial prepositional phrase leyad hamelekh {לְיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ | lə-yaḏ ha-me-lêḵ} ‘at the side of the king’ denotes proximity and intimate service. Hebrew syntax employs coordinated vav-conjunctions and construct chains to link parallel offices under David’s rule, rendered in English with corresponding conjunctions and noun phrases to maintain structure and emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:17
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was set over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief officials at the side of the king .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (hammelekh) 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.18.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.17.W8.S1) and character.