2 Chronicles 28:21:92 Chr.28.21.W9TAB
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləmˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
va-yit-TEN le-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO le-ez-RA LO
- sentence
ki-kha-LAK a-KHAZ et-BET ye-ho-VAH ve-et-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-sa-RIM va-yit-TEN le-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO le-ez-RA LO
Exegesis
The narrative proceeds with the vav-consecutive vayitten {וַיִּתֵּן֙ | wa-yit-ten} ‘and he gave’, followed by the prepositional phrase le-melekh Asshur {לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר | le-melekh ʾaš-šur} ‘to the king of Assyria’.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:21
For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the LORD , from the house of the king, and from the officials , and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but it did not provide help for him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 28:21, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.28.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.21.W9.S1) and character.