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

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Result
לַמ + מֶּ֖ + לֶךְ
lam + me + lekh
lammelekh

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable

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Word in context

  1. word

    lam-ME-lekh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh

  3. clause

    la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh al-ha-o-YEV

  4. 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 context2 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.