2 Chronicles 25:17:32 Chr.25.17.W3TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR LEKH le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The segment Amatsyahu melekh Yehudah {אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʾă-mat-syə-yā-hū mê-leḵ yĕ-hû-dā-hā} functions as the subject-verb construction indicating Amaziah’s royal office.
The appositional title melekh Yisraʾel {מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | mê-leḵ yiś-rā-ʾēl} clarifies his status.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah the king of Judah consulted , and he sent to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 25:17, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.25.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.17.W3.S1) and character.