2 Chronicles 25:23:82 Chr.25.23.W8TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
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
yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-ET a-ma-tsya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA BEN-yo-ASH BEN-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ta-FAS yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET SHA-mesh
- sentence
ve-ET a-ma-tsya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA BEN-yo-ASH BEN-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ta-FAS yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-VET SHA-mesh va-ye-vi-E-HU ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yif-ROTS be-kho-MAT ye-ru-sha-LA-im mish-SHA-ar ef-ra-YIM ad-SHA-ar ha-po-NE ar-BA me-OT a-MA
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:23
And Joash, king of Israel, seized Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. Then he broke through the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate up to the Corner Gate , a span of four hundred cubits .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 25:23, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (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.25.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.23.W8.S1) and character.