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

Result
מֶֽ + לֶךְ + יְ + הוּ + דָ֔ה
me + lekh + ye + hu + da
melekhyehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  3. 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

  4. 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 context2 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.