2 Chronicles 20:35:42 Chr.20.35.W4TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה
melekhyehuda
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- clause
ve-a-kha-RE-khen et-kha-BAR ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA IM a-khaz-YA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-kha-RE-khen et-kha-BAR ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA IM a-khaz-YA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL HU hir-shi-A la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The construct phrases melech-yehudah {מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה | mē-leḵ yəhū-dāh} ‘king of Judah’ and melech-yisrael {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | mē-leḵ yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ designate the parties.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:35
After this, Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who acted wickedly .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 20:35, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה (melekhyehuda) 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.20.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.35.W4.S1) and character.