1 Kings 15:17:121 Kgs.15.17.W12TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekh) 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.15.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W12.S1) and character.