2 Chronicles 18:7:22 Chr.18.7.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
melekhyisrael
“the king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Israel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT al-YO-mar ham-ME-lekh KEN
Exegesis
The subject melech-yisrael {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | mé-lekh yi-srā-ʾēl} followed by el-yehoshaphat {אֶל־יְהוֹשָׁפָט | ʾel yĕ-hō-šā-pāṭ} marks speaker and addressee.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There remains one man through whom we may inquire of the LORD , but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me—only evil —Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king speak that way.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:7, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (melekhyisrael) 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.18.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.7.W2.S1) and character.