2 Kings 16:10:142 Kgs.16.10.W14TAB
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ el-u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN et-de-MUT ha-miz-BE-akh ve-et-tab-ni-TO le-khol-ma-a-SE-u
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ lik-re-AT tig-LAT pil-E-ser ME-lekh-a-SHUR du-ME-sek va-YAR-e et-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER be-da-MA-sek va-yish-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ el-u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN et-de-MUT ha-miz-BE-akh ve-et-tab-ni-TO le-khol-ma-a-SE-u
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 16:10
The king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, and he saw the altar that was in Damascus. And the king Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest the likeness of the altar and its pattern , according to all its workmanship.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 16:10, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (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.16.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.10.W14.S1) and character.