1 Chronicles 19:7:71 Chr.19.7.W7TAB
וְאֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ
veetmelekh
“and the king of”
- Transliteration
- ve-ET-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-EET-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəˈʔɛt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ve-ET-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-ME-lekh ma-a-KHA
- clause
va-yis-ke-RU la-HEM she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM E-lef RE-khev ve-ET-ME-lekh ma-a-KHA ve-ET-a-MO va-ya-VO-u va-ya-kha-NU lif-NE me-dev-BA
- sentence
va-yis-ke-RU la-HEM she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM E-lef RE-khev ve-ET-ME-lekh ma-a-KHA ve-ET-a-MO va-ya-VO-u va-ya-kha-NU lif-NE me-dev-BA u-ve-NE a-MON ne-es-FU me-a-re-HEM va-ya-VO-u lam-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The definite direct-object marker we-et- {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet-} highlights the inclusion of melek Maʿakah and ʿammô.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to reign”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:7
And they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots and the king of Maakah with his people, and they camped in front of Medeba, and the sons of Ammon gathered from their cities and came to the battle .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:7:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 19:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ (veetmelekh) 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.19.7.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.7.W7.S1) and character.