1 Samuel 20:24:71 Sam.20.24.W7TAB
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-SHEV ha-ME-lekh al-eL-ha-LE-khem le-e-KHOL
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-KHO-desh va-ye-SHEV ha-ME-lekh al-eL-ha-LE-khem le-e-KHOL
- sentence
va-yis-sa-TER da-VID ba-sa-DE va-ye-HI ha-KHO-desh va-ye-SHEV ha-ME-lekh al-eL-ha-LE-khem le-e-KHOL
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:24
And David hid in the field, and the month came, and the king sat down to eat.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:24, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.20.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.24.W7.S1) and character.