2 Kings 13:24:32 Kgs.13.24.W3TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם
melekharam
“king of Aram”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-a-RAM
- Extended
- MEH-lekh-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.ʔaˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Aram
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-a-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM
- clause
va-ya-MAT kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM
- sentence
va-ya-MAT kha-za-EL ME-lekh-a-RAM va-yim-LOKH BEN-ha-DAD be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
The construct phrase mêlekh ʾărām {מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָם | mê-leḵ ʾă-rām} ‘king of Aram’ introduces the subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 13:24
And Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 13:24, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם (melekharam) 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.13.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.24.W3.S1) and character.