1 Kings 20:22:161 Kgs.20.22.W16TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 a-RAM
- clause
KI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA ME-lekh a-RAM o-LE a-LE-kha
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER LO LEKH hit-kha-ZAK ve-DA u-re-E ET a-sheR-ta-a-SE KI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA ME-lekh a-RAM o-LE a-LE-kha
Exegesis
The subject hanabbiʾ {הַנָּבִיא | hanabbiʾ} ‘the prophet’ is followed by the prepositional phrase ʾel-meleḵ yiśrāʼēl {אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-meleḵ yiśrāʼēl}, indicating his movement toward the king of Israel.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:22
And the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself , and be attentive to what you should do, for at the turning of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 20:22, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.20.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.22.W16.S1) and character.