2 Chronicles 16:7:122 Chr.16.7.W12TAB
עַל־מֶ֤לֶךְ
almelekh
“on the king of”
- Transliteration
- al-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ahl-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
al-ME-lekh a-RAM
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV be-hish-SHA-en-kha al-ME-lekh a-RAM ve-LO nish-a-NA-ta al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha al-KEN nim-LAT KHEL ME-lekh-a-RAM mi-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-va-ET ha-HI BA kha-na-NI ha-ro-E el-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yo-MER e-LAV be-hish-SHA-en-kha al-ME-lekh a-RAM ve-LO nish-a-NA-ta al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha al-KEN nim-LAT KHEL ME-lekh-a-RAM mi-ya-DE-kha
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:7
At that moment Hanani the seer approached Asa, king of Judah, and declared, “Because your trust was placed in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God , the Aramean army has escaped from your hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 16:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־מֶ֤לֶךְ (almelekh) 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.16.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.7.W12.S1) and character.