1 Kings 14:25:91 Kgs.14.25.W9TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih-ts-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
sho-SHAK shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- clause
a-LA sho-SHAK shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim al-ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-sha-NA ha-kha-mi-SHIT la-ME-lekh re-khab-AM a-LA sho-SHAK shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim al-ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
shishaq {שושק שִׁישַׁ֥ק | šûšaq … šîšaq} reflects a ketiv/qere phenomenon (written form versus read form) while referring to the same ruler; this is followed by the apposition melek-mitsrayim {מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם | me-lek-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘king of Egypt,’ identifying his political status.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 1 Kings 14:25
And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 14:25, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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.14.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.25.W9.S1) and character.