2 Chronicles 9:8:102 Chr.9.8.W10TAB
לְמֶ֔לֶךְ
lemelekh
“as king”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- as king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- clause
ye-HI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-RUKH a-SHER kha-FETS be-KHA le-tit-KHA al-KIS-o le-ME-lekh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ye-HI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-RUKH a-SHER kha-FETS be-KHA le-tit-KHA al-KIS-o le-ME-lekh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-a-ha-VAT e-lo-HE-kha et-yis-ra-EL le-ha-a-mi-DO le-o-LAM va-yit-TEN-kha a-le-HEM le-ME-lekh la-a-SOT mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-titkha al-kiso le-melekh {לְתִתְּךָ עַל־כִּסְאוֹ לְמֶלֶךְ | lə-ṯit-ṭə-ḵā ʿal ki-sōʾ lə-me-le-ḵ} functions as a purpose clause ‘to set you on a throne’.
Finally, the vav-consecutive verb vayittenkha ʿaleihem le-melekh la-ʿasot mishpat ut-ṣedakah {וַיִּתֶּנְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם לְמֶלֶךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה | wa-yit-ten-ḵā ʿa-lê-hêm lə-me-le-ḵ la-ʿa-sôt miš-p̣āṭ wə-ṣə-ḏā-qāh} converts prior infinitives into realized action, rendering Hebrew VSO into English SVO to foreground divine commission and legal mandate.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 9:8
May the LORD your God be blessed, who delighted in you to place you on His throne as king for the LORD your God. In the love of your God for Israel, to establish them forever, He made you king over them to execute justice and righteousness.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 9:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 9:8, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.9.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.9.8.W10.S1) and character.