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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-lu-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA
- clause
ve-sha-UL la-KHAD ha-me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL
- 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 context — 1 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.