2 Chronicles 18:15:32 Chr.18.15.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV ha-ME-lekh ad-ka-ME pe-a-MIM a-NI mash-bi-E-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV ha-ME-lekh ad-ka-ME pe-a-MIM a-NI mash-bi-E-kha a-SHER lo-te-da-BER e-LAI rak-e-MET be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw} ‘to him’ marks the indirect object, while hamelech {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-meleḵ} ‘the king’ serves as the subject with fronting for emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:15
And the king said to him, “How many times must I put you under oath to speak only the truth to me in the name of the LORD ?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 18:15, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.18.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.15.W3.S1) and character.