1 Kings 22:30:121 Kgs.22.30.W12TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ba-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO ba-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO ba-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōʾmer} introducing direct speech by melek yisrael {מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל | mĕlêḵ yiśrāʾēl}.
Root and etymology
RootMemLamedKaph
“king, reign”
In context — 1 Kings 22:30
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle ; but you shall wear your garments.” Then the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 22:30, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.22.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.30.W12.S1) and character.