1 Kings 20:23:21 Kgs.20.23.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם
melekharam
“the king of Aram”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-a-RAM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.ʔăˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Aram
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-a-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-ve-DE ME-lekh-a-RAM
- clause
ve-a-ve-DE ME-lekh-a-RAM am-RU e-LAV e-lo-HE ha-RIM e-lo-HE-hem al-KEN khaz-KU mim-ME-nu
- sentence
ve-a-ve-DE ME-lekh-a-RAM am-RU e-LAV e-lo-HE ha-RIM e-lo-HE-hem al-KEN khaz-KU mim-ME-nu ve-u-LAM nil-la-KHEM it-TAM bam-mi-SHOR im-LO ne-khe-ZAK me-HEM
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:23
And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight with them in the plain , and surely we will be stronger than they.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:23, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜ם (melekharam) 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.20.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.23.W2.S1) and character.