2 Chronicles 18:11:122 Chr.18.11.W12TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
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
be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
- clause
a-LE ra-MOT gil-AD ve-hats-LAKH ve-na-TAN ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-ne-vi-IM nib-be-IM KEN le-MOR a-LE ra-MOT gil-AD ve-hats-LAKH ve-na-TAN ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The imperfect venatan {וְנָתַן | ve-na-tan} asserts the certainty of the outcome, and the prepositional phrase beyad hamelekh {בְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ | be-yad ha-me-lekh} specifies the recipient. This structure preserves Hebrew word order and emphasizes the assured result signaled by ken.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:11
All the prophets were prophesying thus , saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the LORD will place it into the king’s hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 18:11, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (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.18.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.11.W12.S1) and character.