1 Samuel 22:4:31 Sam.22.4.W3TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh mo-AV
- clause
va-ya-NKHEM et-pe-NE ME-lekh mo-AV
- sentence
va-ya-NKHEM et-pe-NE ME-lekh mo-AV va-ye-she-VU im-MO kal-ye-ME he-yot-da-VID ba-me-tsu-DA
Exegesis
The construct phrase penei melech Moav {פְּנֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב | pənê mêlek mōʾāḇ} ‘the presence of the king of Moab’ forms a genitive chain indicating relational context.
Root and etymology
mem–lamed–kafmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, king”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:4
And he led them to the presence of the king of Moab, and they lived with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:4, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.22.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.4.W3.S1) and character.