1 Kings 21:18:51 Kgs.21.18.W5TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-raa-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON hi-NE be-KHE-rem na-VOT a-sher-ya-RAD SHAM le-rish-TO
Exegesis
The construct phrase melekh-yisrāʼēl {מֶלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל | méleḵ-yiśrāʼēl} designates Ahab’s title.
Root and etymology
Rootš-r-ʾ
“God prevails”
In context — 1 Kings 21:18
Arise , go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 21:18, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (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.21.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.18.W5.S1) and character.