2 Chronicles 35:21:72 Chr.35.21.W7TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛχ/
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 ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yish-LAKH e-LAV mal-e-KHIM le-MOR ma-LI va-LAKH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA lo-a-LE-kha a-TA ha-YOM KI el-BET mil-kham-TI ve-e-lo-HIM a-MAR le-va-ha-LE-ni
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH e-LAV mal-e-KHIM le-MOR ma-LI va-LAKH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA lo-a-LE-kha a-TA ha-YOM KI el-BET mil-kham-TI ve-e-lo-HIM a-MAR le-va-ha-LE-ni kha-DAL-le-KHA me-e-lo-HIM a-SHER-im-MI ve-al-yash-KHI-te-kha
Root and etymology
מ-ל-ךְ
“to rule, king”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:21
But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What is there between me and you, king of Judah? I am not coming against you today but against the house with which I am at war; and God has commanded me to hurry. Cease for your own sake from opposing God, who is with me, so that He does not destroy you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 35:21, 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.35.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.21.W7.S1) and character.