2 Chronicles 24:14:42 Chr.24.14.W4TAB
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
he-VI-u lif-NE ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA
- clause
u-khe-kha-LO-tam he-VI-u lif-NE ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA et-she-AR ha-KE-sef va-ya-a-SE-hu ke-LIM le-VET-ye-ho-VAH ke-LE sha-RET ve-ha-a-LOT ve-kap-POT u-khe-LE za-HAV va-KHA-sef
- sentence
u-khe-kha-LO-tam he-VI-u lif-NE ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA et-she-AR ha-KE-sef va-ya-a-SE-hu ke-LIM le-VET-ye-ho-VAH ke-LE sha-RET ve-ha-a-LOT ve-kap-POT u-khe-LE za-HAV va-KHA-sef va-yih-YU ma-a-LIM o-LOT be-VET-ye-ho-VAH ta-MID KOL ye-ME ye-ho-ya-DA
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:14
And when they had finished, they brought the rest of the silver before the king and Jehoiada, and they made from it vessels for the house of the LORD —vessels for service , for burnt offerings, bowls, spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered up burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 24:14, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (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.24.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.14.W4.S1) and character.