2 Chronicles 16:2:122 Chr.16.2.W12TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh a-RAM
- clause
va-yish-LAKH el-BEN-ha-DAD ME-lekh a-RAM ha-yo-SHEV be-dar-ME-sek le-MOR
- sentence
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh va-yish-LAKH el-BEN-ha-DAD ME-lekh a-RAM ha-yo-SHEV be-dar-ME-sek le-MOR
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | wayyišlaḥ} ‘and he sent’ introduces the sending action directed by el-benhaddad melekh aram hayoshev bedarmeseq {אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּדַרְמֶשֶׂק | ʾel-bĕn-hă-ḏaḏ meleḵ ʾă-rām hayyōšēḇ bə-dar-me-seq} “to Ben-Hadad king of Aram who was dwelling in Damascus.”
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:2
Asa extracted silver and gold from the treasury chambers of the house of the LORD and from the royal palace, then dispatched them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who was residing in Damascus, saying.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.16.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.2.W12.S1) and character.