1 Kings 21:10:101 Kgs.21.10.W10TAB
וָמֶ֑לֶךְ
vamelekh
“and the king”
- Transliteration
- va-ME-lekh
- Extended
- vaa-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /waːˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh ve-ho-tsi-U-hu ve-sik-LU-hu ve-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The phrase berakhta elohim va-melekh {בֵרַ֥כְתָּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֶ֑לֶךְ | bə-rā-ḵtā ʾĕ-lō-ḥîm wā-me-leḵ} uses “bless” as a euphemism for “curse.”
In context — 1 Kings 21:10
And seat two men, sons of worthlessness, opposite him, and let them testify against him, saying, “You have blessed God and the king.” Then bring him out and stone him so that he dies.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 21:10, so the Hebrew word וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (vamelekh) 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.21.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.10.W10.S1) and character.