2 Chronicles 18:29:22 Chr.18.29.W2TAB
מֶ֨לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO va-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT hit-kha-PES va-VO va-mil-kha-MA ve-a-TA le-VASH be-ga-DE-kha va-yit-kha-PES ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-ya-VO-u ba-mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The second mention of melech yisra’el {מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mēleḵ Yiśrā’ēl} frames both speech and action, while vayavou {וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | wayyābō’ū} ‘and they entered’ completes the coordinated maneuver. The series of vav-consecutives imparts rapid narrative flow and underscores tactical deception.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:29
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and enter the battle , but you wear your garments .” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into the battle.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:29, so the Hebrew word מֶ֨לֶךְ (melekh) 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.18.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.29.W2.S1) and character.