1 Kings 13:6:201 Kgs.13.6.W20TAB
יַד־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
yadhamelekh
“the hand of the king”
- Transliteration
- yad-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- yahd-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /jad.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hand of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
yad-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ta-SHAV yad-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-KHAL ish-ha-e-lo-HIM et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ta-SHAV yad-ha-ME-lekh e-LAV va-te-HI ke-va-ri-sho-NA
- sentence
va-YA-an ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM khal-NA et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-hit-pa-LEL ba-a-DI ve-ta-SHOV ya-DI e-LAI va-ye-KHAL ish-ha-e-lo-HIM et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ta-SHAV yad-ha-ME-lekh e-LAV va-te-HI ke-va-ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
Feminine verbs vetashov and vatehi agree with yād {יָד | yād} ‘hand,’ underscoring the personal nature of the miraculous return.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem, Lamed, Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — 1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please seek the face of the LORD your God and pray for me, that my hand may return to me.” So the man of God sought the face of the LORD and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it was before .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:6:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Kings 13:6, so the Hebrew word יַד־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (yadhamelekh) 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.13.6.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.6.W20.S1) and character.