2 Chronicles 24:8:22 Chr.24.8.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
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
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh va-ya-a-SU a-RON e-KHAD
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh va-ya-a-SU a-RON e-KHAD va-yit-te-NU-hu be-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH khu-TSA
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:8
And the king said, and they made one chest, and they placed it at the gate of the house of the LORD , outside.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 24:8, 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.24.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.8.W2.S1) and character.