2 Chronicles 5:3:22 Chr.5.3.W2TAB
אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
elhamelekh
“to the king”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-ka-ha-LU el-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU el-ha-ME-lekh kal-Ish yis-ra-EL be-KHAG
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU el-ha-ME-lekh kal-Ish yis-ra-EL be-KHAG HU ha-KHO-desh ha-she-vi-I
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el hamelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel ha-me-lekh} ‘to the king’ directs the assembly toward the royal authority.
In context — 2 Chronicles 5:3
And all the men of Israel assembled to the king at the festival ; it was the seventh month.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 5:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 5:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (elhamelekh) 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.5.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.5.3.W2.S1) and character.