1 Samuel 15:1:81 Sam.15.1.W8TAB
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ
lemelekh
“as king”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- as king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL o-TI sha-LAKH Ye-ho-VAH li-ME-sha-KHO-kha le-ME-lekh al-am-MO al-yis-ra-EL ve-a-TA she-MA le-KOL div-RE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct limšāḥōḵā {לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ | lim-šā-ḥō-khā} ‘to anoint you’ with the purpose phrase ləmeleḵ {לְמֶ֔לֶךְ | lə-me-lekh} ‘as king’ defines divine intent.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to rule”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:1
And Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:1, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.15.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.1.W8.S1) and character.