2 Kings 13:4:142 Kgs.13.4.W14TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
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-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-KHAL ye-ho-a-KHAZ et-pe-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA e-LAV ye-ho-VAH KI ra-A et-la-KHATS yis-ra-EL ki-la-KHATS o-TAM ME-lekh a-RAM
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Kings 13:4
And Jehoahaz sought the face of the LORD , and the LORD listened to him, for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 13:4, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.13.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.4.W14.S1) and character.