לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

   la-ME-lekh

   for the king
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

   hal-yo-ETS la-ME-lekh

   as a counselor for the king
3. clause🔊 וַיְהִ֣י בְּדַבְּר֣וֹ אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נְתַנּ֔וּךָ חֲדַל־לְךָ֖ לָ֣מָּה יַכּ֑וּךָ

   va-ye-HI be-dab-RO e-LA-yv va-yo-MER LO hal-yo-ETS la-ME-lekh ne-tan-NU-kha kha-DAL-le-kha LA-ma yak-KU-kha

   and it happened as he was speaking to him and he said to him as a counselor for the king have they appointed you stop for yourself why should they strike you
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֣י בְּדַבְּר֣וֹ אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נְתַנּ֔וּךָ חֲדַל־לְךָ֖ לָ֣מָּה יַכּ֑וּךָ וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יָעַ֤ץ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ כִּֽי־עָשִׂ֣יתָ זֹּ֔את וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ לַעֲצָתִֽי׃

   va-ye-HI be-dab-RO e-LA-yv va-yo-MER LO hal-yo-ETS la-ME-lekh ne-tan-NU-kha kha-DAL-le-kha LA-ma yak-KU-kha va-ye-KHAD-dal ha-na-VI va-yo-MER ya-DAT-ti ki-ya-ATS e-lo-HIM le-hash-khi-TE-kha ki-a-SI-ta ZOT ve-LO sha-MAT-ta la-a-tsa-TI

   and it happened as he was speaking to him and he said to him as a counselor for the king have they appointed you stop for yourself why should they strike you so he stopped the prophet and he said I know that he has determined God to destroy you because you have done this and not you listened to my counsel

Exegesis

A vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wa·yō·mer} introduces the king’s incredulous challenge in halyo‘ets {הַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץ | hal·yo·ʿēṣ} ‘counselor’ lamelekh {לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ | la·me·lêḵ} ‘to the king’ netanukha {נְתַנּ֔וּךָ | nə·tan·nû·ḵā} ‘have we appointed you,’ followed by the Qal imperative chadal-lekha {חֲדַל־לְךָ֖ | ḥa·ḏal-le·ḵā} ‘cease for yourself.’

Root and etymology

Root🔊 מ־ל־ךmem–lamed–kaf

“to reign, be king”

• 🔊 מֶלֶךְmē-leḵking1 Samuel 8:5