1 Chronicles 18:9:101 Chr.18.9.W10TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָֽה׃
melekhtsova
“king of Zobah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-tso-VA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-tsoh-VAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.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
ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
- clause
KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
- sentence
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT KI hi-KA da-VID et-KAL-KHEIL ha-dad-E-zer ME-lekh-tso-VA
Exegesis
Finally, the appositional construct hadadezer-melekh-tsovah {הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ-צוֹבָה | ḥădadeʿezer mēleḵ-ṣōvāh} identifies the defeated ruler, framing the extent of the victory.
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–kaphmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:9
And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָֽה׃ (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.18.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.9.W10.S1) and character.