2 Chronicles 17:19:62 Chr.17.19.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-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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Word in context
- word
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-NA-tan ham-ME-lekh
- clause
mil-le-VAD a-sher-NA-tan ham-ME-lekh be-a-REI ham-miv-TSAR be-khol-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
E-leh ham-sha-re-TIM et-ham-ME-lekh mil-le-VAD a-sher-NA-tan ham-ME-lekh be-a-REI ham-miv-TSAR be-khol-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces hammelekh {הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham-mé-leḵ} ‘the king’, clarifying the object of service.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:19
These were the royal attendants , apart from those whom the king had stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 17:19, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.17.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.19.W6.S1) and character.