1 Chronicles 19:1:51 Chr.19.1.W5TAB
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 be-NE-a-MON
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON va-yim-LOKH be-NO ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
The main clause vayamat {וַיָּ֕מָת | way-yā-mat} ‘and he died’ identifies Nahash {נָחָשׁ | Nāḥāsh} as the subject, with the title melech {מֶ֣לֶךְ | me-leḵ} ‘king’ in apposition to benei-Ammon {בְּנֵי־עַמּ֑וֹן | bə-nê-ʿam-môn} ‘of the sons of Ammon’, highlighting his political affiliation.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:1
And it came to pass after this, that Nahash , king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 19:1, 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.19.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.1.W5.S1) and character.