2 Chronicles 25:21:32 Chr.25.21.W3TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
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
va-YA-al yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YA-al yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YA-al yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA be-VET SHE-mesh a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The construct phrase melekh yisraʾel {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | mêleḵ yisrā’ēl} ‘king of Israel’ identifies the actor.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:21
So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah confronted each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 25:21, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (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.25.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.21.W3.S1) and character.