2 Kings 16:11:152 Kgs.16.11.W15TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָ֖ז
hamelekhakhaz
“the king Ahaz”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh-aa-KHAAZ
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx.ʔaːˈħaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king Ahaz
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ
- phraseyour reading level
ad-BO ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ
- clause
ke-KHOL a-sher-sha-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ mid-da-ME-sek KEN a-SA u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN ad-BO ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ mid-da-MA-sek
- sentence
va-yi-VEN u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-miz-BE-akh ke-KHOL a-sher-sha-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ mid-da-ME-sek KEN a-SA u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN ad-BO ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ mid-da-MA-sek
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kekhol asher-shalach hamméleḵ-ʾĀḥāz middammāśeq {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ־אָחָ֜ז מִדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק | kekōl ʾăšer-šālāḥ hamméleḵ-ʾĀḥāz middammāśeq} ‘according to all that King Ahaz sent from Damascus’ modifies the manner of the building.
The temporal ʿad-bōʾ hamméleḵ-ʾĀḥāz middammāśeq {עַד־בּוֹא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָ֖ז מִדַּמָּֽשֶׂק | ʿad-bōʾ hamméleḵ-ʾĀḥāz middammāśeq} ‘until the coming of King Ahaz from Damascus’ sets a boundary that the work was completed before the king’s arrival. The repetition of subject and verb highlights Uriah’s faithful adherence to royal instruction over the designated period.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 16:11
Thus Uriah the priest built the altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. Uriah the priest did so before the king’s return from Damascus.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 16:11, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָ֖ז (hamelekhakhaz) 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.16.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.11.W15.S1) and character.