2 Chronicles 19:11:132 Chr.19.11.W13TAB
דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
devarhamelekh
“matter of the king”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- matter of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHOL de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-hin-NE a-mar-ya-HU ko-HEN ha-ROSH a-LEI-khem le-KHOL de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH u-ze-vad-ya-HU ven-yish-ma-EL ha-na-GID le-VEIT-ye-hu-DA le-KHOL de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh ve-sho-TRIM hal-vi-YIM lif-ne-KHEM
- sentence
ve-hin-NE a-mar-ya-HU ko-HEN ha-ROSH a-LEI-khem le-KHOL de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH u-ze-vad-ya-HU ven-yish-ma-EL ha-na-GID le-VEIT-ye-hu-DA le-KHOL de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh ve-sho-TRIM hal-vi-YIM lif-ne-KHEM khiz-KU va-a-SU vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ha-TOV
Exegesis
The phrases lə-ḇêt Yəhûḏāh {לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה | lə-ḇêt yə-hû-ḏāh} ‘over the house of Judah’ and dəḇār-ham-méleḵ {דְּבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ | də-ḇār ham-mé-leḵ} ‘matter of the king’ reinforce this hierarchy.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:11
Behold, Amariah the chief priest presides over you in every matter of the LORD , and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, presides over every matter of the king. The Levites will serve as officers before you. Strengthen yourselves and act, and may the LORD be with the good .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 19:11, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (devarhamelekh) 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.19.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.11.W13.S1) and character.