1 Kings 13:7:21 Kgs.13.7.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lekh
- 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-da-BER ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER ha-ME-lekh el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM boh-ah-it-TI ha-BAI-ta oo-se-A-da ve-et-te-NA le-KHA mat-TAT
Exegesis
The subject hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-mé-lekh} ‘the king’ is followed by the indirect object introduced by lamed, the phrase ish haelohim {אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš hā ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘man of God’, denoting the prophetic office.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem, Lamed, Kaf
“to rule, be king”
In context — 1 Kings 13:7
And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 13:7, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.13.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.7.W2.S1) and character.