2 Chronicles 18:28:42 Chr.18.28.W4TAB

מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה

melekhyehuda

king of Judah

Transliteration
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Extended
MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/ˈmɛ.lɛx.jəhuːˈdɔː/

Meaning by language

English
king of Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֶֽ + לֶךְ + יְ + הוּ + דָ֖ה
me + lekh + ye + hu + da
melekhyehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  3. sentence

    va-YA-al ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA el-ra-MOT gil-AD

Exegesis

The appositional phrase melek-yehudah {מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה | melek-yehūdāh} ‘king of Judah’ clarifies Jehoshaphat’s title.

Root and etymology

Rootm-l-k

to rule

In context2 Chronicles 18:28

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat , king of Judah, went up to Ramoth Gilead.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 18:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:28, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה (melekhyehuda) 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.18.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.28.W4.S1) and character.