2 Kings 13:14:102 Kgs.13.14.W10TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lekh-yihs-raa-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-RED e-LAV yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-YEVK al-pa-NAV va-yo-MAR a-VI a-VI RE-khev yis-ra-EL u-fa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
veh-eh-lee-SHAA kha-LAA et-kha-le-YOH ah-SHER yah-MOOT BO va-ye-RED e-LAV yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-YEVK al-pa-NAV va-yo-MAR a-VI a-VI RE-khev yis-ra-EL u-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain rechev Yisrael ufarashav {רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו | re-ḥev yis-rā-ʼēl wə-pā-rā-šā-v} ‘the chariot of Israel and its horsemen’ parallels Israel’s military strength with the prophet’s protective role.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:14
And Elisha became ill with the sickness that would lead to his death; then Joash, king of Israel, went down to him, wept over his face and said, “My father , my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 13:14, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (melekhyisrael) 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.13.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.14.W10.S1) and character.