1 Kings 20:12:81 Kgs.20.12.W8TAB
וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים
vehammelakhim
“and the kings”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- veh-hahm-meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /wəham.məlaˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ham-me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-HU sho-TE HU ve-ham-me-la-KHIM bas-su-KOT va-yo-MER el-a-va-DAV SI-mu va-ya-SI-mu al-ha-IR
Exegesis
The repetition of the pronoun hu before shoteh ‘drinking’ underscores the actor’s engagement, while the coordinate phrase vehamelakhim bassukkot {וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹת | wə·ham·mĕ·lāk·hîm bas·suk·kōṯ} situates the allied kings in temporary structures.
In context — 1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, as he heard this message, while he and the kings were drinking in the shelters , that he said to his servants , “Prepare yourselves,” and they set themselves against the city.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים (vehammelakhim) 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.20.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.12.W8.S1) and character.