2 Chronicles 16:7:212 Chr.16.7.W21TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם
melekharam
“the king of Aram or Syria”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-a-RAM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.ʔăˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Aram or Syria
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-a-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
KHEL 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 16:7:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Chronicles 16:7, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם (melekharam) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.7.W21.S1) and character.