2 Chronicles 24:21:62 Chr.24.21.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
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-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-she-RU a-LA-v va-yir-ge-MU-hu E-ven be-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-she-RU a-LA-v va-yir-ge-MU-hu E-ven be-mits-VAT ha-ME-lekh ba-kha-TSAR BET Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct bemitzvat hamelekh {בְּמִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ | bəmiṣwāṯ hamméleḵ} expresses royal authorization, while the locative bachatzar {בַּחֲצַר | baḥăṣar} plus the construct beit YHWH {בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה | bêṯ Yəhôwâ} situates the event in the temple precinct. This structure underscores the misuse of royal power within a sacred space.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:21
But they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the command of the king, in the courtyard of the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 24:21, 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.24.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.21.W6.S1) and character.