1 Kings 15:9:41 Kgs.15.9.W4TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
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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Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
u-vish-NAT e-se-RIM le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
u-vish-NAT e-se-RIM le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The parallel construct phrases melek yisra'el {מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | mē-lek̓ yi-s̆rā-ʾēl} 'king of Israel' and melek yehudah {מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה | mē-lek̓ yə-hū-dā} 'king of Judah' frame the perfect verb malach {מָלַ֥ךְ | mā-laḵ} 'reigned', reflecting overlapping reigns. English inversion retains the Hebrew synchronism while emphasizing Asa’s accession.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaf
“king, rule”
In context — 1 Kings 15:9
In Jeroboam’s twentieth year as king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:9, 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.9.W4.S1) and character.