2 Chronicles 19:2:72 Chr.19.2.W7TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
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 | |
| 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
el-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-ye-TSAY el-pa-NA-v ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI ha-kho-ZE va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-la-ra-SHA la-e-ZOR u-le-so-ne-E ye-ho-VAH te-e-HAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSAY el-pa-NA-v ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI ha-kho-ZE va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-la-ra-SHA la-e-ZOR u-le-so-ne-E ye-ho-VAH te-e-HAV u-va-ZOT a-LE-kha KE-tsef mi-lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani, the seer , came out to meet him and spoke to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it fitting for you to aid the wicked and to love those who hate the LORD ? Because of this, wrath from the LORD has come upon you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.19.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.2.W7.S1) and character.