1 Kings 20:40:101 Kgs.20.40.W10TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
melekhyisrael
“the king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER e-LAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KEN mish-pa-TE-kha a-TA kha-RATS-ta
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-de-KHA o-SE HE-na va-HE-na ve-HU e-NE-nu va-yo-MER e-LAV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KEN mish-pa-TE-kha a-TA kha-RATS-ta
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem-lamed-kaf
“to rule, have dominion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:40
And it happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he was not there. Then the king of Israel said to him, “So is your judgment; you have decided it yourself.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:40:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:40, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (melekhyisrael) 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.20.40.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.40.W10.S1) and character.