1 Chronicles 21:6:71 Chr.21.6.W7TAB
דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
devarhamelekh
“the word of the king”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nit-e-AV de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ki-nit-e-AV de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh et-yo-AV
- sentence
ve-le-VI u-vin-ya-MIN LO fa-KAD be-to-KHAM ki-nit-e-AV de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh et-yo-AV
Exegesis
The construct devar-hamelekh {דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | də-war-ham-me-leḵ} ‘command of the king’ links ‘command’ as construct with ‘the king,’ highlighting the royal decree.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:6
But Levi and Benjamin were not counted among them, because the king’s command was loathsome to Joab.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 21:6, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (devarhamelekh) 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.21.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.6.W7.S1) and character.