1 Chronicles 18:3:41 Chr.18.3.W4TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָ֖ה
melekhtsova
“king of Zobah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-tso-VA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-tsoh-VAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.tsoːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Zobah
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-tso-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-dad-e-ZER ME-lekh-tso-VA
- clause
va-YAKH da-VID ET-ha-dad-e-ZER ME-lekh-tso-VA kha-ma-TA
- sentence
va-YAKH da-VID ET-ha-dad-e-ZER ME-lekh-tso-VA kha-ma-TA be-lekh-TO le-ha-TSIV ya-DO bin-HAR-pe-RAT
Exegesis
The proper noun David {דָּוִד | Dāwîḏ} serves as the subject, followed by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}, which introduces Hadadezer {הֲדַדְעֶזֶר | Ḥăḏaddeʿẓer}, king {מֶלֶךְ | mēleḵ} of Zobah {צוֹבָה | Ṣōvāh}.
Root and etymology
m-l-km-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:3
And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah, at Hamath , as he went to establish his hand in the Euphrates River.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 18:3, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָ֖ה (melekhtsova) 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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.3.W4.S1) and character.