2 Chronicles 32:21:102 Chr.32.21.W10TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ye-ho-VAH mal-AKH va-yak-KHED KAL-gi-BOR kha-YIL ve-na-GID ve-SAR be-ma-kha-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-ho-VAH mal-AKH va-yak-KHED KAL-gi-BOR kha-YIL ve-na-GID ve-SAR be-ma-kha-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ya-SHAV be-VO-shet pa-NIM le-ar-TSO va-ya-VO BET e-lo-HAIV u-mi-tsi-O u-mi-tsi-E me-AV SHAM hi-pi-LU-hu be-kha-REV
Exegesis
The locative phrase bemachaneh melech Ashur {בְּמַחֲנֵ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר | bə-maḥanēh mēleḵ ʾAššūr} ‘in the camp of the king of Assyria’ sets the scene.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“king; rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:21
And the LORD sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame of face to his own land, and when he entered the house of his god, those who came forth from his own body struck him down there with the sword .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 32:21, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.32.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.21.W10.S1) and character.