2 Chronicles 25:21:82 Chr.25.21.W8TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה
melekhyehuda
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAH
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jə.huːˈdɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- 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
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 25:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 25:21, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה (melekhyehuda) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.21.W8.S1) and character.