1 Kings 20:21:21 Kgs.20.21.W2TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-ha-SUS ve-et-ha-ra-KHEV ve-hi-KA ba-a-RAM ma-KA ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The subject melekh yisrael {מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | me·leḵ yi·srā·ʾēl} functions as topic.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“ruler”
In context — 1 Kings 20:21
Then the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and the chariots, and he inflicted a great blow upon Aram .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:21, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.20.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.21.W2.S1) and character.