2 Chronicles 22:5:112 Chr.22.5.W11TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם
melekharam
“king of Aram”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-a-RAM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.ʔăˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Aram
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-a-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM
- clause
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
GAM ba-a-tsa-TAM ha-LAKH va-ye-LEKH et-ye-ho-RAM ben-a-KHAV ME-lekh yis-ra-EL lam-mil-kha-MA al-kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-yak-KU ha-ram-MIM et-yo-RAM
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:5
He also walked in their counsel and went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead; and the Arameans struck Joram.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 22:5, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֖ם (melekharam) 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.22.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.5.W11.S1) and character.