1 Kings 15:19:181 Kgs.15.19.W18TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
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
et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha BEN a-VI u-VEN a-VI-kha hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The construct chain et beriteka et baasha melek Yisra’ēl {אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-bə-rît-kha ʾet-bā-ʿa-šāʾ mê-leḵ-yis-rā-ʾêl} specifies the covenant and its political target.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 1 Kings 15:19
A covenant exists between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:19:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (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.15.19.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.19.W18.S1) and character.