2 Kings 14:23:112 Kgs.14.23.W11TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
melekhyisrael
“king of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ya-rav-AM ben-yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ma-LAKH ya-rav-AM ben-yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-SHO-me-RON ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT kha-MESH-eS-re sha-NA la-a-mats-ya-HU ben-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ya-rav-AM ben-yo-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL be-SHO-me-RON ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA
Exegesis
The verb mālaḵ {מָ֠לַךְ | mālaḵ} “he reigned” introduces the clause, with its subject comprised of yārāḇ‘ām {יָרָבְעָ֨ם | yārāḇ‘ām} “Jeroboam,” ben-yoash {בֶּן־יוֹאָ֤שׁ | ben-yō’āš} “son of Joash,” and melek-yisrā’ēl {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | melek-yisrā’ēl} “king of Israel.”
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 14:23
In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria; he reigned forty-one years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 14:23, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (melekhyisrael) 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.14.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.23.W11.S1) and character.