2 Chronicles 24:27:132 Chr.24.27.W13TAB
הַמְּלָכִ֑ים
hamelakhim
“the kings”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-la-KHIM
- Extended
- hah-meh-laa-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ham.məlaːˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the kings
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-la-KHIM
- phraseyour reading level
SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM
- clause
u-va-NA-v ve-RAV yi-REV ha-mas-SA a-LAV vi-SOD BET ha-e-lo-HIM hi-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-mid-RASH SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM
- sentence
u-va-NA-v ve-RAV yi-REV ha-mas-SA a-LAV vi-SOD BET ha-e-lo-HIM hi-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-mid-RASH SE-fer ha-me-la-KHIM va-yim-LOKH a-mats-ya-HU ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The demonstrative hinam ketuvim {הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִים | hi-nām kə-tû-wîm} “behold, they are written” forms a passive reporting clause, followed by the locative al-midrash sefer hammelakhim {עַל־מִדְרַשׁ סֵ֣פֶר הַמְּלָכִים | ʿal-mid-răš sê-fer ham-mə-lā-khîm} specifying the archive.
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:27
Now concerning his sons, the many burdens upon him, and the restoration of the house of God , behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:27:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 24:27, so the Hebrew word הַמְּלָכִ֑ים (hamelakhim) 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.24.27.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.27.W13.S1) and character.