2 Chronicles 24:23:172 Chr.24.23.W17TAB
לְמֶ֥לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ME-lekh dar-ma-SEK
- clause
ve-khol-she-la-LAM shil-LE-KHU le-ME-lekh dar-ma-SEK
- sentence
va-ye-HI lit-ku-FAT ha-sha-NA a-LA a-LAV KHEIL a-RAM va-ya-BO-u el-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yash-KHI-tu et-kol-sa-REI ha-AM me-AM ve-khol-she-la-LAM shil-LE-KHU le-ME-lekh dar-ma-SEK
Exegesis
Finally, vekol shlalam shilchu lemelech darmasek {וְכָל־שְׁלָלָם שִׁלְּחוּ לְמֶלֶךְ דַּרְמָשֶׂק | wə-kol šəlālām šilləḥû lə-méleḵ dāṟmāśeq} ‘and all their plunder they sent to the king of Damascus’ features object fronting of ve-kol šəlālām for emphasis, followed by VSO and a beneficiary prepositional phrase. English SVO order is applied for clarity while preserving Hebrew emphasis and coordination.
Root and etymology
m-l-kMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:23
And it happened at the turn of the year that the army of Aram went up against him, came to Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their plunder to the king of Damascus .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:23:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Chronicles 24:23, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.24.23.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.23.W17.S1) and character.