1 Samuel 18:26:111 Sam.18.26.W11TAB
בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ
bamelekh
“with the king”
- Transliteration
- ba-ME-lekh
- Extended
- bah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /bamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ba-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yag-GI-du a-va-DAV le-da-VID ET-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NE da-VID le-hit-khat-TEN ba-ME-lekh ve-LO mal-E-u ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-hitchaten {לְהִתְחַתֵּן | lə-hittattên} ‘to marry’ with ba-melech {בַּמֶּלֶךְ | bāmméleḵ} ‘to the king’ implies the king’s daughter as the intended bride.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:26
And his servants told David these things, and the matter was pleasing in David’s eyes to marry the king’s daughter, but the days were not fulfilled .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 18:26, so the Hebrew word בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ (bamelekh) 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.18.26.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.26.W11.S1) and character.