2 Chronicles 13:1:42 Chr.13.1.W4TAB
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
lammelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- lam-me-LEKH
- Extended
- lahm-meh-LEHKH
- IPA
- /lam.mɛˈlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
lam-me-LEKH
- phraseyour reading level
lam-me-LEKH ya-ra-ve-AM
- clause
bash-she-NAT she-mo-NE e-se-RE lam-me-LEKH ya-ra-ve-AM
- sentence
bash-she-NAT she-mo-NE e-se-RE lam-me-LEKH ya-ra-ve-AM va-yim-LOKH a-vi-YA al-ye-hu-DA
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:1
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 13:1, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lammelekh) 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.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.1.W4.S1) and character.