2 Kings 16:1:92 Kgs.16.1.W9TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
ma-LAKH a-KHAZ ben-yo-TAM ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-VA-E-sre sha-NA le-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu ma-LAKH a-KHAZ ben-yo-TAM ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-lak} ‘he reigned’ in Qal perfect precedes its subject Achaz, emphasizing the action of accession.
The patronymic ben-Yotam follows Achaz, and the appositional title melek Yehudah {מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | me-lekh ye-hu-dā(h)} identifies his kingdom. English order shifts to subject-verb after the temporal clause to meet target language norms while preserving the emphasis on dating and sovereignty.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham took up rule over Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 16:1, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.16.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.1.W9.S1) and character.