2 Chronicles 18:34:52 Chr.18.34.W5TAB
וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
umelekh
“and {the} king of”
- Transliteration
- u-ME-lekh
- Extended
- oo-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /uːˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and {the} king of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ta-AL ha-mil-kha-MA ba-YOM ha-HU u-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ha-YA ma-a-mi-ID ba-mer-ka-VA NO-khakh a-RAM ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-MAT le-ET BO ha-sha-MESH
Exegesis
The clause umelekh yisra’el hayah ma‘amid {וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָיָ֨ה מַעֲמִ֧יד | u-meleḵ yiśrāʾēl hāyâ ma‘ammîḏ} uses a Hiphil participle to convey the king’s exertion in staying upright.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:34
The battle grew stronger that day, and the king of Israel kept himself upright in his chariot facing Aram until evening; and at the time when the sun went down he died.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 18:34, so the Hebrew word וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (umelekh) 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.18.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.34.W5.S1) and character.