1 Kings 20:32:71 Kgs.20.32.W7TAB
אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
elmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yakh-ge-RU sak-KIM be-mat-ne-HEM va-kha-va-LIM be-ra-she-HEM va-ya-VO-u el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-mer-RU av-de-KHA ven-ha-DAD a-MAR te-khi-NA naf-SHI
- sentence
va-yakh-ge-RU sak-KIM be-mat-ne-HEM va-kha-va-LIM be-ra-she-HEM va-ya-VO-u el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-mer-RU av-de-KHA ven-ha-DAD a-MAR te-khi-NA naf-SHI va-YO-mer ha-o-DEN-nu KHAI a-KHI HU
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:32
And they girded sackcloth on their loins and ropes on their heads, and they came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:32:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 20:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (elmelekh) 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.20.32.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.32.W7.S1) and character.