1 Samuel 22:14:101 Sam.22.14.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
hamelekh
“of the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh
- clause
u-MI ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha ke-da-VID ne-e-MAN va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh ve-SAR el-mish-MA-te-kha ve-nikh-BAD be-VE-te-kha
- sentence
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh et-ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mar u-MI ve-khol-a-va-DE-kha ke-da-VID ne-e-MAN va-kha-TAN ha-ME-lekh ve-SAR el-mish-MA-te-kha ve-nikh-BAD be-VE-te-kha
Root and etymology
m-l-khm-l-kh
“king, ruler”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:14
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is like David , the king’s son-in-law, captain over your bodyguard , and honored in your house?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (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.22.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.14.W10.S1) and character.