1 Samuel 17:25:161 Sam.17.25.W16TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
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 | |
| 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
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
“to rule”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:25
An Israelite said, “Do you see this man who comes forward? He comes to taunt Israel. The man who strikes him down will be granted by the king abundant riches, receive his daughter as wife, and have his father’s house freed in Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.17.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W16.S1) and character.