2 Chronicles 20:15:62 Chr.20.15.W6TAB
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
vehammelekh
“and the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-hahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəhamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-ham-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
Root and etymology
RootMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you: Do not fear or be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:15, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (vehammelekh) 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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.15.W6.S1) and character.