2 Chronicles 7:5:22 Chr.7.5.W2TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
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
ha-ME-lekh she-lo-MO
- clause
va-yiz-BAKH ha-ME-lekh she-lo-MO et-ZE-vakh ha-ba-KAR e-se-RIM u-she-NA-yim E-lef ve-TSON me-A ve-e-se-RIM A-lef
- sentence
va-yiz-BAKH ha-ME-lekh she-lo-MO et-ZE-vakh ha-ba-KAR e-se-RIM u-she-NA-yim E-lef ve-TSON me-A ve-e-se-RIM A-lef va-yakh-ne-KHU et-BET ha-e-lo-HIM ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM
Exegesis
The subject phrase hamelekh sh’lomoh {הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה | ha·me·lekh sh’lo·moh} precedes the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | et} and the noun zevakh {זֶבַח | ze·vakh}, ‘sacrifice’.
Root and etymology
RootMem Lamed Kaph
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 7:5
King Solomon sacrificed twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. Then the king and all the people dedicated the house of God .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 7:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 7:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (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.7.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.7.5.W2.S1) and character.