1 Kings 15:28:61 Kgs.15.28.W6TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH takh-TAV
Exegesis
The appositional title melek yehudah {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה | mē-leḵ yə-hū-ḏāh} ‘king of Judah’ identifies the deceased’s office.
Root and etymology
m-l-khmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 1 Kings 15:28
Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa, king of Judah, and he reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:28, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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.15.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.28.W6.S1) and character.