1 Kings 14:28:31 Kgs.14.28.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh BET ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-um ha-ra-TSIM ve-he-shi-VUM el-TA ha-ra-TSIM
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–kaphmem–lamed–kaph
“to rule, to reign”
In context — 1 Kings 14:28
And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD , the guards carried them and returned them to the guards’ chamber.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 14:28, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.14.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.28.W3.S1) and character.