1 Kings 13:4:31 Kgs.13.4.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
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-ye-HI khish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI khish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR ish-ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER ka-RA al-ha-miz-BE-akh be-VEIT-EL va-yish-LAKH ya-rav-AM et-ya-DO me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh le-MOR tif-SU-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh et-de-VAR ish-ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER ka-RA al-ha-miz-BE-akh be-VEIT-EL va-yish-LAKH ya-rav-AM et-ya-DO me-AL ha-miz-BE-akh le-MOR tif-SU-hu va-ti-VASH ya-DO a-SHER sha-LAKH a-LAV ve-LO ya-KHOL la-ha-shi-VA e-LAV
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem, Lamed, Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — 1 Kings 13:4
And it happened, when the king heard the word of the man of God that he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from upon the altar, saying, “Seize him!” But his hand, which he stretched out against him, dried up so that he was not able to bring it back to himself.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (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 Kgs.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.4.W3.S1) and character.