1 Kings 19:16:51 Kgs.19.16.W5TAB
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to be king”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be 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 | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
Exegesis
The phrase le-melekh {לְמֶלֶךְ | lə-me-leḵ} “as king” is complemented by the scope indicator al-Yisrael {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal-yis-ra-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
l-k-hlamed–kaph–heh
“to go, walk”
In context — 1 Kings 19:16
And you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 19:16, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.19.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.16.W5.S1) and character.