2 Chronicles 6:3:22 Chr.6.3.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
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-ya-SEV ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ya-SEV ha-ME-lekh et-pa-NAIV va-ye-va-REKH ET kol-ke-HAL yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-SEV ha-ME-lekh et-pa-NAIV va-ye-va-REKH ET kol-ke-HAL yis-ra-EL ve-khol-ke-HAL yis-ra-EL o-MED
Exegesis
The narrative conjunction waw consecutive precedes the Piel imperfect verb wayyas-sēb {וַיַּסֵּ֤ב | wayyas-sēb} ‘and he turned’, marking a shift of attention to the subject hammeleḵ {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hammeleḵ} ‘the king’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:3
Then the king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel as they stood .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 6:3, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.6.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.3.W2.S1) and character.