1 Samuel 14:47:31 Sam.14.47.W3TAB

הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה

hamelukha

the kingship

Transliteration
ha-me-lu-KHA
Extended
hah-meh-loo-KHAA
IPA
/ham.məluːˈχaː/

Meaning by language

English
the kingship

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + מְּ + לוּ + כָ֖ה
ha + me + lu + kha
hamelukha

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-me-lu-KHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA

  3. clause

    ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL va-yil-KHEM sa-VIV be-khol-o-ye-VAV be-mo-AV u-viv-ne-a-MON u-ve-e-DOM u-ve-mal-KHE tso-VA u-va-pe-lish-TIM u-ve-KHOL a-sher-yif-NE yar-shi-A

Exegesis

The noun ha-melukhah {הַמְּלוּכָה | ham-me-lû-ḵâ} with the definite article signals his official investiture.

In context1 Samuel 14:47

And Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, and he fought on every side against all his enemies—against Moab, against the sons of Ammon, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:47:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:47, so the Hebrew word הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה (hamelukha) 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 Sam.14.47.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.47.W3.S1) and character.