2 Chronicles 18:4:32 Chr.18.4.W3TAB
אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
elmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The speaker is identified immediately (Jehoshaphat), and the addressee is marked by the prepositional phrase el melekh yisrael {אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | ʾel mēleḵ yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the king of Israel,’ setting the interpersonal setting of counsel between kings.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (elmelekh) 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.18.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W3.S1) and character.