2 Kings 16:12:52 Kgs.16.12.W5TAB
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
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-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-VA ha-ME-lekh mid-da-ME-sek va-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh et-ha-miz-BE-akh
- sentence
va-VA ha-ME-lekh mid-da-ME-sek va-YAR-e ha-ME-lekh et-ha-miz-BE-akh va-yik-RAV ha-ME-lekh al-ha-miz-BE-akh va-ya-AL a-LAV
Exegesis
Each verb is linked to hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ} ‘the king’, maintaining the subject’s prominence.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“king, ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 16:12
And the king came from Damascus and saw the altar; then he advanced to it, ascended onto it, and offered upon it.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (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.16.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.12.W5.S1) and character.