1 Kings 20:2:41 Kgs.20.2.W4TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
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
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH mal-e-khim el-a-KHAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el ’akhav melekh-Yisrael {אֶל־אַחְאָ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʼel ʼaḥāḇ me-leḵ Yi-srā-ʼēl} “to Ahab king of Israel” uses a construct chain to specify the recipient’s royal status.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:2, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (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.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.2.W4.S1) and character.