2 Kings 15:5:32 Kgs.15.5.W3TAB
אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
ethamelekh
“{direct object} the king”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haˈm.mɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-NAG-ga ye-ho-VAH et-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-HI me-tso-RA ad-YOM mo-TO va-ye-SHEV be-VEIT ha-khaf-SHIT
- sentence
va-ye-NAG-ga ye-ho-VAH et-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-HI me-tso-RA ad-YOM mo-TO va-ye-SHEV be-VEIT ha-khaf-SHIT ve-yo-TAM ben-ha-ME-lekh al-ha-BA-yit sho-FET et-AM ha-A-rets
Root and etymology
consonantsMem–Lamed–Kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 15:5
And the LORD struck the king and he became a leper until the day of his death, and he lived in the house of separation. And Jotham, the king’s son, was over the house judging the people of the land.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 15:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ethamelekh) 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.15.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.5.W3.S1) and character.