1 Kings 19:13:151 Kgs.19.13.W15TAB
מַה־לְּךָ֥
malekha
“what {is} for you or what {are} you {doing}”
- Transliteration
- ma-le-KHA
- Extended
- mah-leh-KHAA
- IPA
- /mah.ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- what {is} for you or what {are} you {doing}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ma-le-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ma-le-KHA PO
- clause
ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The direct question mahlekha po {מַה־לְּךָ פֹּה | mah-lə-ḵā́ pōh} ‘what are you doing here?’ frames Elijah’s encounter. Formal preserves the Hebrew sequence; dynamic smooths word order to convey immediacy.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–lamed–kaph
“to walk”
In context — 1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah heard, he wrapped his face in his cloak , went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word מַה־לְּךָ֥ (malekha) 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.19.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.13.W15.S1) and character.