2 Chronicles 18:8:22 Chr.18.8.W2TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
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
ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh yis-ra-EL el-sa-RIS e-KHAD va-yo-MER ma-HER mi-kha-HU mi-KHAI-hu ben-yim-LA
Exegesis
The construct phrase melech yiśrāʾēl {מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | mə́leḵ yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ serves as the subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:8
Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly , bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:8, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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.18.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.8.W2.S1) and character.