2 Chronicles 25:24:112 Chr.25.24.W11TAB
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
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BET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-KHOL-ha-za-HAV ve-ha-KE-sef ve-ET KAL-ha-ke-LIM ha-nim-tse-IM be-VET-ha-e-lo-HIM im-o-VED e-DOM ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET be-NE ha-ta-a-ru-VOT
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-za-HAV ve-ha-KE-sef ve-ET KAL-ha-ke-LIM ha-nim-tse-IM be-VET-ha-e-lo-HIM im-o-VED e-DOM ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ET be-NE ha-ta-a-ru-VOT va-ya-SHAV sho-me-RON
Exegesis
Three source domains are marked by construct relationships: be-vet-haelohim {בְּבֵית־הָאֱלֹהִים | bə-bêṯ-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} identifies the temple as a plundered location, beit ha-melekh {בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêṯ ham-meleḵ} identifies the palace storehouses, and bənê hat-taaruvot {בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻב֑וֹת | bənê hat-ta-ʿă-rū-ḇōṯ} adds human captives to the material list, intensifying the portrayal of total conquest.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:24
He took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the sons of the hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Chronicles 25:24, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.25.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.24.W11.S1) and character.