1 Kings 20:38:41 Kgs.20.38.W4TAB
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
lammelekh
“for the king”
- Transliteration
- lam-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
lam-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-YE-lekh han-na-VI va-ya-a-MOD lam-ME-lekh al-ha-DA-rekh va-yit-kha-PES ba-a-FER al-E-na-v
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went and stood by the road for the king, and he disguised himself with dust over his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:38, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lammelekh) 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.20.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.38.W4.S1) and character.