2 Chronicles 32:7:62 Chr.32.7.W6TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
khiz-KU ve-im-TSU al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR u-mil-lif-NE kal-he-ha-MON a-sher-im-MO
- sentence
khiz-KU ve-im-TSU al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR u-mil-lif-NE kal-he-ha-MON a-sher-im-MO ki-im-ma-NU RAV me-im-MO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases mipnei melekh Ashur {מִפְּנֵי מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר | min mêleḵ ’Aššûr} and u-milifnei kol-hehamon asher-immo {וּמִלִּפְנֵי כָּל־הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֑וֹ | u min kol hāhāmôn ’ăšer immô} introduce the immediate threats.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ך
“king; rule”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:7
Be resolute and brave. Do not be afraid, and do not lose heart because of the king of Assyria or because of all the multitude with him, for there is more with us than with him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 32:7, 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.32.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.7.W6.S1) and character.