2 Chronicles 13:5:162 Chr.13.5.W16TAB
מֶ֔לַח׃
melakh
“of salt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lakh
- Extended
- MEH-lahkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.laħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- of salt
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lakh
- phraseyour reading level
be-RIT ME-lakh
- clause
LO u-le-va-NAV be-RIT ME-lakh
- sentence
ha-LO la-KHEM la-DA-at KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL na-TAN mam-la-KHA le-da-VID al-yis-ra-EL le-o-LAM LO u-le-va-NAV be-RIT ME-lakh
Exegesis
The closing construct expression berit melach {בְּרִית מֶלַח | bərît melaḥ} ‘covenant of salt’ functions appositionally to ground the royal grant in an idiom of enduring, preserved commitment, which English renders as a covenant formula while keeping the interrogative force prominent.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Chet
“salt”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:5
Is it not for you to know that the LORD God of Israel has given the kingdom over Israel to David forever—to him and to his sons—by a covenant of salt, salt ?
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 13:5, so the Hebrew word מֶ֔לַח׃ (melakh) 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.13.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.5.W16.S1) and character.