2 Chronicles 16:6:22 Chr.16.6.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-SA ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-SA ha-ME-lekh la-KAKH ET-kol-ye-hu-DA va-yis-E-u ET-av-NEI ha-ra-MA ve-ET-e-TSE-ha a-SHER ba-NA ba-SHA
- sentence
ve-a-SA ha-ME-lekh la-KAKH ET-kol-ye-hu-DA va-yis-E-u ET-av-NEI ha-ra-MA ve-ET-e-TSE-ha a-SHER ba-NA ba-SHA va-yi-VEN ba-HEM ET-GE-va ve-ET-ha-mits-PA
Exegesis
The verse opens with ve-asa {וְאָסָ֣א | wə-ʼāsāʾ} ‘and Asa’, followed by ha-melekh {הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | hamméleḵ} ‘the king’, establishing royal authority.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:6
Then King Asa mustered all Judah, and they carried off the stones of Ramah and its timbers that Baasha had used for building; with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 16:6, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (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.16.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.6.W2.S1) and character.