2 Chronicles 29:15:52 Chr.29.15.W5TAB
כְמִצְוַת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
khemitsvathamelekh
“according to the command of the king”
- Transliteration
- khe-mits-VAT-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- kheh-mihts-VAHT-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /xəmitsˈvat.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the command of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-mits-VAT-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u khe-mits-VAT-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-AS-fe-u et-a-khe-HEM va-yit-kad-DE-shu va-ya-VO-u khe-mits-VAT-ha-ME-lekh be-div-RE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS-fe-u et-a-khe-HEM va-yit-kad-DE-shu va-ya-VO-u khe-mits-VAT-ha-ME-lekh be-div-RE ye-ho-VAH le-ta-HER BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct kəmiṣwāṯ-hameleḵ {כְמִצְוַת־הַמֶּלֶךְ | kəmiṣwāṯ-hameleḵ} blends royal command and authority.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:15
And they gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves, and they came according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD to purify the house of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 29:15, so the Hebrew word כְמִצְוַת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (khemitsvathamelekh) 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.29.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.15.W5.S1) and character.