2 Kings 15:25:92 Kgs.15.25.W9TAB
בֵּית־מלך
betmelekh
“house of the king”
- Transliteration
- BET-melekh
- Extended
- BEET-meh-lehkh
- IPA
- /beːt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BET-melekh
- 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 15:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־מלך (betmelekh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.25.W9.S1) and character.