1 Kings 20:13:61 Kgs.20.13.W6TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-hin-NE na-VI e-KHAD ni-GASH el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH he-ra-I-ta ET kal-he-ha-MON ha-ga-DOL ha-ZE hin-NE-ni not-NE-no ve-yad-KHA ha-YOM ve-ya-DAT-ta ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain melech Yisrael {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | mēleḵ yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ clarifies Ahab’s authority.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:13
And behold, a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, “Thus says the LORD: Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I am giving it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:13, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ (melekhyisrael) 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.20.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.13.W6.S1) and character.