2 Kings 16:9:62 Kgs.16.9.W6TAB
מֶ֨לֶךְ
melekh
“the king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek
- clause
va-yish-MA e-LAV ME-lekh a-SHUR va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek va-yit-pe-SE-ha va-yag-le-HA KI-ra
- sentence
va-yish-MA e-LAV ME-lekh a-SHUR va-YA-al ME-lekh a-SHUR el-da-ME-sek va-yit-pe-SE-ha va-yag-le-HA KI-ra ve-ET-re-TSIN he-MIT
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 16:9
The king of Assyria gave heed to him; he marched on Damascus, took the city, deported its inhabitants to Kir, and put Rezin to death.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word מֶ֨לֶךְ (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.16.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.9.W6.S1) and character.