1 Kings 20:4:61 Kgs.20.4.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-AN ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER kid-va-re-KHA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-AN ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER kid-va-re-KHA a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh le-KHA a-NI ve-KHOL-a-SHER-li
Exegesis
The vocative construction ’ăḏōnî ha-melek {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’ăḏōnî ha-melek} ‘my lord the king’ combines personal submission with royal designation.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:4
“As you say , my lord , I and all that I have are yours.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.20.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.4.W6.S1) and character.