2 Kings 13:12:112 Kgs.13.12.W11TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה
mehlekhyehhoodah
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-dah
- Extended
- MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-dah
- phraseyour reading level
a-mats-YA MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-dah
- clause
veh-YEH-ter div-REE yo-ASH veh-KHOL-ah-SHER a-SA oo-geh-voo-raa-TO a-SHER nil-KHAM IM a-mats-YA MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-dah
- sentence
veh-YEH-ter div-REE yo-ASH veh-KHOL-ah-SHER a-SA oo-geh-voo-raa-TO a-SHER nil-KHAM IM a-mats-YA MEH-lekh-yeh-HOO-dah ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REE ha-ya-MIM leh-mal-KHEE yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:12
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 13:12, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה (mehlekhyehhoodah) 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 Kgs.13.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.12.W11.S1) and character.