2 Kings 14:1:52 Kgs.14.1.W5TAB
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 yis-ra-EL
- clause
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-yo-ASH ben-yo-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-yo-ASH ben-yo-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The construct chain le-yoash ben-yoachaz mēlekh yisra’ēl establishes Joash son of Jehoahaz as king of Israel, while the main verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā·lakh} ‘he reigned’ predicates the accession of ʾamatsyāhû ben-yōʾāš mēlekh yəhūdāh. The Hebrew appositional and construct structures (ben + name + melech) emphasize dynastic lineage and territorial rule. The English rendering mirrors this sequence through coordinated phrases and comma separation, preserving the Hebrew’s focus on synchronism and succession.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, took up rule .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 14:1, 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.14.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.1.W5.S1) and character.