2 Chronicles 23:5:32 Chr.23.5.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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
be-VET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD
- sentence
ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-VET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-SHA-ar ha-ye-SOD ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-khats-RE-ot BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct phrase beit hamelech {בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | bêṯ ha-mé-leḵ} ‘house of the king’ denotes royal domain.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:5
Another third will take position in the king’s house, and another third at the Gate of the Foundation ; and the rest of the people are to remain in the courtyards of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 23:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (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.23.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.5.W3.S1) and character.