2 Chronicles 12:9:32 Chr.12.9.W3TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם֮
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.mits.raˈjim/
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
va-YA-al shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- 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
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 12:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 12:9, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם֮ (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.12.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.9.W3.S1) and character.