1 Chronicles 21:24:21 Chr.21.24.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID le-OR-nan LO ki-ka-NO e-ke-NE be-KHE-sef ma-LE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID le-OR-nan LO ki-ka-NO e-ke-NE be-KHE-sef ma-LE KI lo-e-SA a-sher-le-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-a-LOT o-LA khi-NAM
Exegesis
The designation hamméleḵ Dāwīḏ {הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד | hamméleḵ Dāwīḏ} identifies the speaker.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:24
But King David said to Ornan, “No, rather I will buy it for the full price with silver; for I will not offer what is yours to the LORD , nor offer up a burnt offering for nothing.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 21:24, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.21.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.24.W2.S1) and character.