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
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- 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 context — 2 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.