2 Chronicles 23:13:92 Chr.23.13.W9TAB
עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֒
alhamelekh
“beside the king”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ahl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʕal.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- beside the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
al-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-te-RE ve-hin-NE ha-ME-lekh o-MED al-a-MU-do ba-ma-VO ve-ha-sa-RIM ve-ha-kha-tso-tse-ROT al-ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-AM ha-A-rets sa-ME-akh ve-to-KE-a ba-kha-tso-TSER-ot ve-ha-mesho-ra-RIM bikh-LE ha-SHIR u-mo-di-IM le-hal-LEL
- sentence
va-te-RE ve-hin-NE ha-ME-lekh o-MED al-a-MU-do ba-ma-VO ve-ha-sa-RIM ve-ha-kha-tso-tse-ROT al-ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-AM ha-A-rets sa-ME-akh ve-to-KE-a ba-kha-tso-TSER-ot ve-ha-mesho-ra-RIM bikh-LE ha-SHIR u-mo-di-IM le-hal-LEL va-tik-RA a-tal-YA-hu et-be-ga-DE-ha va-to-MER KE-sher KA-sher
Exegesis
The nominal clause hamelekh omed al-amudo {הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹמֵד עַֽל־עַמּוּד֜וֹ | ha-me-leḵ ʿō-mēḏ ʿal-ʿam-mû-ḏō} uses a participle to depict the king’s stationary posture on his ceremonial pillar.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:13
She looked and saw the king standing on his pillar at the entrance, accompanied by the officials and the trumpets. All the people of the land were celebrating and sounding trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song were proclaiming the praise. Then Athaliah tore her garments and exclaimed, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 23:13, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ (alhamelekh) 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.23.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.13.W9.S1) and character.