2 Chronicles 26:13:162 Chr.26.13.W16TAB
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
lammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- lam-ME-lekh
- Extended
- lahm-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
lam-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh
- clause
la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh al-ha-o-YEV
- sentence
ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM va-kha-MESH me-OT o-SE mil-kha-MA be-KHO-akh kha-YIL la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh al-ha-o-YEV
Exegesis
The adjunct bə-ḵō-ʾaḥ ḥā-yîl {בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל | bə-ḵō-ʾaḥ ḥā-yîl} ‘with strength of valor’ expresses means, and the infinitive construct la-ʿā-zôr la-me-leḵ {לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | la-ʿā-zôr la-me-leḵ} ‘to help the king’ indicates purpose.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 26:13
And under their command was a force of 307,500 warriors of valor to assist the king in battle against the enemy.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 26:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 26:13, so the Hebrew word לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (lammelekh) 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.26.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.26.13.W16.S1) and character.