1 Samuel 20:25:21 Sam.20.25.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
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-MO-sha-VO
- clause
va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL
- sentence
va-YE-shev ha-ME-lekh al-MO-sha-VO ke-FA-am be-FA-am el-MO-shav ha-KIR va-ya-KAM ye-ho-NA-tan va-YE-shev av-NER mits-Tsad sha-UL va-yip-PA-ked me-KOM da-VID
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:25
And he sat in his customary place by the wall opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat at his side, but David’s place was empty.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 20:25, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (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.20.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.25.W2.S1) and character.