2 Chronicles 25:18:32 Chr.25.18.W3TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-LAKH yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR ha-KHO-akh a-SHER bal-le-va-NON sha-LAKH el-ha-E-rez a-SHER bal-le-va-NON le-MOR te-NA-et-BIT-te-kha liv-NI le-ish-SHA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR ha-KHO-akh a-SHER bal-le-va-NON sha-LAKH el-ha-E-rez a-SHER bal-le-va-NON le-MOR te-NA-et-BIT-te-kha liv-NI le-ish-SHA va-ta-a-VOR kha-YAT ha-sa-DE a-SHER bal-le-va-NON va-tir-MOS et-ha-KHO-akh
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:18
And Joash , king of Israel, sent word to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, “In Lebanon a thistle spoke to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ But a wild animal of the field in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 25:18, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (melekhyisrael) 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.25.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.18.W3.S1) and character.