2 Chronicles 23:15:82 Chr.23.15.W8TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-SI-mu LA ya-DA-yim va-ta-VO el-me-VO sha-ar-ha-su-SIM BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-SI-mu LA ya-DA-yim va-ta-VO el-me-VO sha-ar-ha-su-SIM BET ha-ME-lekh va-ye-MI-tu-ha SHAM
Exegesis
The sequence el mevo shaar hasusim {אֶל־מְב֥וֹא שַֽׁעַר־הַסּוּסִים | ʾel məb-bōʾ šāʿar ha-sūsîm} shows a double construct chain ‘to the entrance of the Horse Gate’, while beit hamelekh {בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêt hammeleḵ} is a construct-absolute phrase ‘house of the king’.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“king, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:15
So they placed their hands upon her, and she went to the entrance of the Horse Gate of the king’s house ; and they put her to death there.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 23:15, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.23.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.15.W8.S1) and character.