1 Kings 16:29:101 Kgs.16.29.W10TAB
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
ve-akh-AV ben-om-RI ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-naT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-akh-AV ben-om-RI ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-naT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH akh-AV ben-om-RI al-yis-ra-EL be-shom-ROn e-se-RIM u-she-ta-YIM sha-NA
Exegesis
The construct ben-Omri {בֶּן־עָמְרִי | ben-’ōm-rî} precedes the verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-laḵ}, establishing lineage before declaring his reign.
The genitive chain le-Asa melekh Yehudah {לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | lə-’ā-sāʾ mə-leḵ y(e)-hu-dāh} synchronizes this with the Judean monarchy.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 1 Kings 16:29
And Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:29:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 16:29, 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.16.29.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.29.W10.S1) and character.