2 Kings 15:20:172 Kgs.15.20.W17TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-SHUR
- clause
va-ya-SHAV ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO-a-MAD SHAM ba-A-rets
- sentence
va-yo-TSE me-na-KHEM et-ha-KE-sef al-yis-ra-EL AL kal-gi-bo-RE ha-kha-YIL la-TET le-ME-lekh a-SHUR kha-mi-SHIM she-ka-LIM KE-sef le-ISH e-KHAD va-ya-SHAV ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO-a-MAD SHAM ba-A-rets
Exegesis
The infinitive latet {לָתֵת֙ | lāṯēṯ} ‘to give’ expresses purpose, linking the internal exaction to an external political payment directed to lemelekh ashur {לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר | ləmeleḵ ʾaššûr} ‘the king of Assyria.’
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:20
Menahem levied the silver from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealthy means, to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each man. Then the king of Assyria turned back and did not remain there in the land.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 15:20, 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.15.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.20.W17.S1) and character.