2 Kings 13:18:62 Kgs.13.18.W6TAB
לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
lemelekhyisrael
“to the king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.rɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of Israel
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 | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
- sentence
va-yo-MER KAKH ha-khi-TSIIM va-yik-KAKH va-yo-MER le-ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL hak-AR-tsa va-YAKH sha-LOSH-pe-a-MEEM va-ya-ah-MOD
Exegesis
The construct ləmelekh-Yisrael {לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-meleḵ-Yiśrāʾēl} identifies the actor, and the compound numeral šālōš-peʿāmîm {שָׁלֹשׁ-פְּעָמִים | šālōš-peʿāmîm} emphasizes the threefold repetition, underscoring measured obedience and the limit of the king’s action.
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:18
And he said, “Take the arrows ,” and the king of Israel took them. Then he said, “Strike the ground,” and the king struck it three times and ceased .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 13:18, so the Hebrew word לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (lemelekhyisrael) 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.13.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.18.W6.S1) and character.