2 Kings 15:25:102 Kgs.15.25.W10TAB
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu sha-LI-sho va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh et-ar-GOV ve-et-ha-ar-YE ve-i-MO kha-mi-SHIM ISH mi-be-NE gil-a-DIM
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu sha-LI-sho va-yak-KE-hu ve-sho-me-RON be-ar-MON BET-melekh ha-ME-lekh et-ar-GOV ve-et-ha-ar-YE ve-i-MO kha-mi-SHIM ISH mi-be-NE gil-a-DIM va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-yim-LOKH ta-khTAV
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaph
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:25
And Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him with his officer and struck him down in Samaria in the fortress of the king’s house, alongside Argob and Arieh with fifty men from the sons of Gilead. He killed the king and reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (hamelekh) 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.15.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.25.W10.S1) and character.