2 Chronicles 20:35:72 Chr.20.35.W7TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jis.rɑˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
a-khaz-YA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- 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 20:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:35, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (melekhyisrael) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.35.W7.S1) and character.