1 Chronicles 18:9:31 Chr.18.9.W3TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh kha-MAT
- clause
va-yish-MA TO-u ME-lekh kha-MAT
- 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
The subject tou {תֹּעוּ | tōʿû} forms a construct chain with melekh {מֶלֶךְ | mēleḵ} ‘king’ and hamat {חֲמָת | ḥămaṯ}, indicating his domain.
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 18:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 18:9, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.9.W3.S1) and character.