2 Chronicles 12:9:102 Chr.12.9.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
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BET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-al shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yik-KAKH et-o-tse-ROT BET-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh et-ha-KOL la-KAKH
- sentence
va-YA-al shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yik-KAKH et-o-tse-ROT BET-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh et-ha-KOL la-KAKH va-yik-KAKH et-ma-gin-NE ha-za-HAV a-SHER a-SA she-lo-MO
Exegesis
The targets are set in parallel through two construct chains: beit-YHWH {בֵּית־יְהוָה | bêt-YHWH} ‘house of the LORD’ and beit hammelekh {בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêt hammeleḵ} ‘house of the king’, highlighting the plundering of both worship and government.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:9
Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of the LORD , and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also took the gold shields that Solomon made.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 12:9, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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 2 Chr.12.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.9.W10.S1) and character.