2 Kings 17:26:22 Kgs.17.26.W2TAB
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru le-ME-lekh a-SHUR le-MOR ha-go-YIM a-SHER hig-li-TA va-to-SHEV be-a-RE shom-re-VON LO ya-de-U et-mish-PAT e-lo-HE ha-A-rets
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru le-ME-lekh a-SHUR le-MOR ha-go-YIM a-SHER hig-li-TA va-to-SHEV be-a-RE shom-re-VON LO ya-de-U et-mish-PAT e-lo-HE ha-A-rets va-ye-sha-LAKH-BAM et-ha-a-ra-YOT ve-hi-NAM me-mi-TIM o-TAM ka-a-SHER e-NAM yo-de-IM et-mish-PAT e-lo-HE ha-A-rets
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 17:26
And they said to the king of Assyria, “The nations whom you exiled and caused to dwell in the cities of Samaria do not know the ordinance of the God of the land . Therefore He has sent lions among them, and behold, they are killing them because they do not know the ordinance of the God of the land.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:26, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lemelekh) 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.17.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.26.W2.S1) and character.