2 Kings 17:1:52 Kgs.17.1.W5TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
bish-NAT she-TEM e-se-RE le-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TEM e-se-RE le-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect malakh {מָ֠לַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned’ denotes the accession event.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began his reign in Samaria over Israel and ruled for nine years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 17:1, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (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.17.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.1.W5.S1) and character.