2 Kings 13:22:22 Kgs.13.22.W2TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh a-RAM
- clause
va-kha-za-EL ME-lekh a-RAM la-KHATS et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-kha-za-EL ME-lekh a-RAM la-KHATS et-yis-ra-EL KOL ye-ME ye-ho-a-KHAZ
Exegesis
The appositional construct melech Aram {מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם | mê-leḵ ʾă-rām} ‘king of Aram’ specifies his title.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 13:22
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout all the days of Jehoahaz .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 13:22, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) 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.13.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.22.W2.S1) and character.