1 Kings 20:24:51 Kgs.20.24.W5TAB
הַמְּלָכִים֙
hammelakhim
“the kings”
- Transliteration
- ham-me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- hahm-meh-lah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ham.məlaːˈxiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ham-me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM
- clause
ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SE ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
Exegesis
The subsequent Hiphil imperative haser {הָסֵר | hā-sēr} “remove” specifies the removal of leadership, targeting ha-melakhim ish mimʾkomo {הַמְּלָכִים אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמֹו | ham-me-lā-khîm ʾîš mim-mə-kō-mô} “the kings, each from his place.”
In context — 1 Kings 20:24
And this matter, do: Remove the kings , each one from his place, and set governors in their stead.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 20:24, so the Hebrew word הַמְּלָכִים֙ (hammelakhim) 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.20.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.24.W5.S1) and character.