2 Chronicles 16:2:92 Chr.16.2.W9TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
u-VET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh
- 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 construct meotsrot beit YHWH ubeit hamelekh {מֵאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ | mē-ʾō-ṣə-rōṯ bêṯ yəhôwāh û-bêṯ hammēleḵ} links “treasuries” to both temple and royal contexts, highlighting dual fund sources.
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 16:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.2.W9.S1) and character.