2 Chronicles 18:5:192 Chr.18.5.W19TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yom-RU a-LE ve-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL et-ha-ne-vi-IM ar-BA me-OT ISH va-YO-mer a-le-HEM ha-ne-LEKH el-ra-MOT gil-AD la-mil-kha-MA im-ekh-DAL va-yom-RU a-LE ve-yit-TEN ha-e-lo-HIM be-YAD ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The idiom beyad hamelek {בְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ | bə-yād hamelek} ‘into the king’s hand’ conveys divine bestowal of power. The parallel clauses mirror the Hebrew structure, preserving the emphatic alternation between proposal and assurance.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:5
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Is it right for us to go to war at Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?” They answered, “Go up, and God will hand it over to the king’s authority .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:5:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Chronicles 18:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (hamelekh) 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.18.5.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.5.W19.S1) and character.