2 Chronicles 18:12:132 Chr.18.12.W13TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛlhaˈmːɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ve-ha-mal-AKH a-sher-ha-LAKH lik-RO le-mi-KHAI-hu di-BER e-LAV le-MOR hi-NE div-RE han-ne-vi-IM pe-e-KHAD TOV el-ha-ME-lekh vi-hi-NA de-var-KHA ke-a-KHAD me-HEM ve-dib-BAR-ta TOV
Exegesis
The construct chain divrei hanneviim peh-echad tov el-hammelekh {דִּבְרֵי הַנְּבִאִים פֶּה־אֶחָד טוֹב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | dib·rê han·nə·vî·ʾîm pē·ʾə̆·ḥā·ḏ tōv ʾel·ham·mê·leḵ} ‘the words of the prophets with one mouth good to the king’ conveys unanimous proclamation of favor toward the monarch.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:12
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the prophets speak with one voice in favor of the king. Let your word align with theirs, and speak favorably.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.18.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.12.W13.S1) and character.