1 Kings 20:43:21 Kgs.20.43.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
melekhyisrael
“the king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
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-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF
- sentence
va-YE-lekh ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF va-ya-BO sho-me-RO-na
Exegesis
The subject melekh Yisrael {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | mēleḵ yiśrāʼēl} centers the focus on the king.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — 1 Kings 20:43
The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry , and he came to Samaria.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:43, 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.20.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.43.W2.S1) and character.