2 Chronicles 21:6:32 Chr.21.6.W3TAB
מַלְכֵ֣י
malkhe
“kings of”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHE
- Extended
- mahl-KHEE
- IPA
- /malˈxeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KHE
- phraseyour reading level
be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA
- sentence
va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bederekh malkhei yisrael {בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | bə-de-rekh malkhē yiś-rā’-ēl} functions adverbially to describe manner.
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:6
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the eyes of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 21:6, so the Hebrew word מַלְכֵ֣י (malkhe) 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.21.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.6.W3.S1) and character.