2 Kings 14:11:102 Kgs.14.11.W10TAB

מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה

melekhyehuda

king of Judah

Transliteration
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
Extended
MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAH
IPA
/ˈmɛ.lɛx-jəhuːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
king of Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֶֽ + לֶךְ + יְ + הוּ + דָ֑ה
me + lekh + ye + hu + da
melekhyehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kaf Sofitfinal form of Kaf — at word end
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    ve-LO-SHA-ma a-mats-ya-HU va-YA-al ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    ve-LO-SHA-ma a-mats-ya-HU va-YA-al ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL va-yit-ra-U pa-NIM HU va-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA be-VET SHE-mesh a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The appositional titles yəhōʾāsh meleḵ yisrāʾēl {יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | yə-hō-ʾāš me-leḵ yis-rā-ʾēl} and amatsyāhû meleḵ yəhûḏāh {אֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה | ʾă-maṣ-yā-hû me-lekh yə-hū-dāh} function in apposition.

Root and etymology

m-l-k

to reign

In context2 Kings 14:11

Yet Amaziah did not listen , so Jehoash, king of Israel, ascended, and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, confronted each other at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 14:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה (melekhyehuda) 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.14.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.11.W10.S1) and character.