2 Chronicles 23:3:102 Chr.23.3.W10TAB
בֶן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
venhamelekh
“the son of the king”
- Transliteration
- ven-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- vehhn-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vɛn.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ven-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER la-HEM hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh yim-LOKH ka-a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH al-be-NE da-VID
- sentence
va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER la-HEM hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh yim-LOKH ka-a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH al-be-NE da-VID
Exegesis
The conjunction vayomer lahem {וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם | váy·yō·mer lā·hem} introduces direct speech, with the demonstrative hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin·nēh} emphasizing the announcement of ben-ha-melekh yimlokh {בֶן־הַמֶּלֶךְ יִמְלֹךְ | ben·ha·me·l·ekh yim·lō·ḵ}, and the clause ka-asher dibber YHWH {כַאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה | ka·’a·šer dib·ber yə·hō·wāh} anchoring the promise in divine speech, underscoring covenant continuity and Davidic legitimacy.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:3
In the house of God the whole assembly entered a covenant with the king, and Jehoiada said to them, “Look—this is the king’s son; he will reign, just as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 23:3, so the Hebrew word בֶן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (venhamelekh) 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.23.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.3.W10.S1) and character.