1 Kings 20:39:61 Kgs.20.39.W6TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:39
And it came to pass as the king passed by that he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought another to me, saying, ‘Guard this man; if he is missing, your life shall be in place of his, or you shall weigh out a talent of silver.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:39, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.20.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.39.W6.S1) and character.