2 Chronicles 35:23:62 Chr.35.23.W6TAB
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh la-a-va-DAV
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh la-a-va-DAV ha-a-vi-RU-ni KI ha-kho-LEI-ti me-OD
- sentence
va-YO-ru ha-yo-RIM la-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh la-a-va-DAV ha-a-vi-RU-ni KI ha-kho-LEI-ti me-OD
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:23
And the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Carry me away, for I am severely wounded .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 35:23, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (hamelekh) 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.35.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.23.W6.S1) and character.