2 Chronicles 22:6:152 Chr.22.6.W15TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-a-zar-ya-HU ven-ye-ho-RAM ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ya-RAD lir-OT et-ye-ho-RAM ben-akh-AV be-yiz-re-EL ki-kho-LE HU
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV le-hit-rap-PE ve-yiz-re-EL KI ha-mak-KIM a-SHER hi-ku-HU va-ra-MA be-hil-la-kha-MO et-kha-za-EL ME-lekh a-RAM va-a-zar-ya-HU ven-ye-ho-RAM ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ya-RAD lir-OT et-ye-ho-RAM ben-akh-AV be-yiz-re-EL ki-kho-LE HU
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:6
So Joram returned to Jezreel to be healed, because he had been wounded at Ramah when he fought Hazael king of Aram. Then Azariah —that is, Ahaziah—son of Jehoram king of Judah, went down to see Jehoram son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was ill.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Chronicles 22:6, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.22.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.6.W15.S1) and character.