2 Chronicles 18:19:62 Chr.18.19.W6TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fa-TE et-a-KHA-av ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-YO-mer ZE o-MER KA-kha ve-ZE o-MER KA-kha
Exegesis
The object is marked by ʾeṯ {אֶת | ʾeṯ} before the target, and the construct chain meleḵ-yiśrāʾēl {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | meleḵ-yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ heightens the irony that a king is being directed by a higher throne. The two waw-linked imperfects wəyaʿal …
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:19
And the LORD said, “Who will entice Ahab, king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth Gilead?” And one was saying, “Like this,” and another was saying, “Like that.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 18:19, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (melekhyisrael) 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.18.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.19.W6.S1) and character.