2 Kings 17:3:42 Kgs.17.3.W4TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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 a-SHUR
- clause
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
a-LAV a-LA shal-ma-ne-SEr ME-lekh a-SHUR va-ye-HI-LO ho-SHE-a E-ved va-ya-SHEV LO min-KHA
Exegesis
The construct chain Shalmaneser melek Ashur {שַׁלְמַנְאֶסֶר מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר | šal-man-ʾá-se-r mé-leḵ ʾaš-šûr} links the ruler’s name with his royal title.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“reign”
In context — 2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser king of Assyria went up against him, and Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 17:3, 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.17.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.3.W4.S1) and character.