2 Chronicles 12:2:82 Chr.12.2.W8TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih ts-RAA-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Egypt
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-sha-NA ha-kha-mi-SHIT la-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am A-la shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-sha-NA ha-kha-mi-SHIT la-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am A-la shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im KI ma-a-LU ba-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The compound subject Shishak melekh Mitsrayim {שִׁישַׁק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרָיִם | šî-šăq mê-leḵ-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘Shishak, king of Egypt’ specifies the invader.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:2
And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak, king of Egypt, went up against Jerusalem because they acted unfaithfully against the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 12:2, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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 2 Chr.12.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.2.W8.S1) and character.