2 Kings 13:16:22 Kgs.13.16.W2TAB
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
lehmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- leh-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lekh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
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
leh-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO
- sentence
va-yoh-MER leh-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL har-KEV YAD-kha al-ha-KE-shet va-yar-KEV ya-DO va-YA-sem e-li-SHA ya-DAIV al-ye-DEE ha-ME-lekh
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:16
And he said to the king of Israel, “Place your hand upon the bow .” So he placed his hand, and Elisha set his hands upon the king’s hands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lehmelekh) 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.13.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.16.W2.S1) and character.