2 Chronicles 25:7:62 Chr.25.7.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֕לֶךְ
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
- clause
ve-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM BA e-LAV le-MOR ha-ME-lekh AL-ya-VO im-me-KHA tse-VA yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM BA e-LAV le-MOR ha-ME-lekh AL-ya-VO im-me-KHA tse-VA yis-ra-EL KI EN ye-ho-VAH im-yis-ra-EL KOL be-NE ef-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The infinitive le’mor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾamôr} ‘to say’ functions as a purpose clause leading into direct speech, beginning with the vocative ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-mé-lek} ‘O king’.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign, be king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:7
But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—namely, not with all the sons of Ephraim.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 25:7, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֕לֶךְ (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.25.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.7.W6.S1) and character.