1 Kings 16:21:121 Kgs.16.21.W12TAB
לְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹ
lehamlikho
“to make him king”
- Transliteration
- le-ham-li-KHO
- Extended
- leh-hahm-lii-KHOH
- IPA
- /ləham.liˈχoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make him king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-ham-li-KHO
- clause
kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
- sentence
AZ ye-kha-LEK ha-AM yis-re-EL la-KHE-tsi kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lə-ha-mlî-ḵô {לְהַמְלִיכוֹ | lə-ha-mlî-ḵô} ‘to make him king’ marks purpose, and wə-ha-ḥa-ṣî {וְהַחֲצִי | wə-ha-ḥa-ṣî} ‘and the half’ restores the second faction, underscoring the national split.
In context — 1 Kings 16:21
Then the people of Israel were divided into two halves; half of the people was following Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half was following Omri.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 16:21, so the Hebrew word לְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹ (lehamlikho) 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.16.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.21.W12.S1) and character.