1 Samuel 21:12:101 Sam.21.12.W10TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:13
מֶ֥לֶךְ־גַּֽת׃
melekhgat
“king of Gath”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-GAT
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-GAHT
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛχ.ˈgat/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Gath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-GAT
- sentence
va-YA-sem da-VID et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le be-lib-BO va-yir-A me-OD mip-pe-NE a-KHISH ME-lekh-GAT
Exegesis
The cause clause mippənê {מִפְּנֵי | mip·pə·nê} ‘because of’ leads into ʿAkīš {עַכִּישׁ | ʿa·kīš} ‘Achish’, and the construct phrase melekh-gat {מֶלֶךְ־גַּת | me·leḵ-gat} ‘king of Gath’ situates the fear within its Philistine political context.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and he feared greatly because of Achish , the king of Gath.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 21:12, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ־גַּֽת׃ (melekhgat) 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.21.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.12.W10.S1) and character.