2 Chronicles 36:3:22 Chr.36.3.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“the king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mits-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Egypt
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-si-RE-hu ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-ye-si-RE-hu ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
va-ye-si-RE-hu ME-lekh-mits-RA-yim bi-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-a-NOSH et-ha-A-rets me-A kik-KAR-KE-sef ve-kik-KAR za-HAV
Exegesis
The agent is specified by melekh-mitzrayim {מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם | mêleḵ-miṣrayim} ‘king of Egypt’ in construct.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 36:3
The king of Egypt removed him from rule in Jerusalem and assessed the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 36:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 36:3, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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.36.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.36.3.W2.S1) and character.