לְמֶ֣לֶךְ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְמֶ֣לֶךְ

   le-ME-lekh

   to a king of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר

   le-ME-lekh a-SHUR

   to a king of Assyria
3. clause🔊 וַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֜סֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים כֶּ֖סֶף לְאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד

   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

   and he brought out Menahem upon Israel upon all mighty men of the force or valor to give to a king of Assyria fifty shekels silver for a man one or each
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֜סֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל כָּל־גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים כֶּ֖סֶף לְאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְלֹא־עָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

   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

   and he brought out Menahem upon Israel upon all mighty men of the force or valor to give to a king of Assyria fifty shekels silver for a man one or each and he returned the king of Assyria and not he stood or remained there in the land

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

consonants🔊 מ־ל־ךMem–Lamed–Kaf

“reign”

• 🔊 מֶלֶךְméleḵking1 Samuel 8:5