1 Kings 15:16:71 Kgs.15.16.W7TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-raa-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA hai-TA BEN A-sa u-BEN ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KAL-ye-me-HEM
Exegesis
The appositional construction melekh Yisrael {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | me-lekh-yi-srā-ʼēl} ‘king of Israel’ omits the definite article, typical in Hebrew apposition.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-lamed-kaph
“to rule, reign”
In context — 1 Kings 15:16
War continued between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, for all their days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:16, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (melekhyisrael) 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.15.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.16.W7.S1) and character.