2 Chronicles 16:1:82 Chr.16.1.W8TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-SHESH le-mal-KHUT a-SA a-LA ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yiv-BEN et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-SHESH le-mal-KHUT a-SA a-LA ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yiv-BEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:1
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign , Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , so that he would not permit anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 16:1, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (melekhyisrael) 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.16.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.1.W8.S1) and character.