1 Samuel 19:4:101 Sam.19.4.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
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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Word in context
- word
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER ye-ho-na-TAN be-da-VID TOV el-sha-UL a-VIV va-yo-MER e-LAV al-ye-khe-TA ham-ME-lekh be-av-DO be-da-VID KI LO kha-TA LAKH ve-KI ma-a-saV tov-le-KHA me-OD
Exegesis
The subject hamelech {הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·meleḵ} ‘the king’ and object be-ávdo be-david {בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ בְדָוִ֗ד | bə·ʿav·dō·w bə·dā·wīd} ‘against his servant David’ are specified in the command.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good for you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (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.19.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.4.W10.S1) and character.