1 Samuel 22:14:31 Sam.22.14.W3TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hammɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-an a-khi-ME-lekh et-ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mar
- 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 22:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ethamelekh) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.14.W3.S1) and character.