2 Kings 18:1:62 Kgs.18.1.W6TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
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 yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-HI bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH khiz-ki-YA ven-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The phrase lə·hō·šê·a ben-ʾê·lā mê·leḵ yîs·rə·ˈʾēl {לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lə·hō·šê·a ben-ʾê·lā mê·leḵ yîs·rə·ˈʾēl} forms a nominal apposition specifying the northern monarch.
The verb mā·laḵ {מָלַ֛ךְ | mā·laḵ} ‘reigned’ in Qal perfect follows its subject phrase, indicating a completed action of accession.
Similarly, ḥîz·qî·yāh ben-ʼā·ḥāz mê·leḵ yĕ·hû·ḏāh {חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה | ḥîz·qî·yāh ben-ʼā·ḥāz mê·leḵ yĕ·hû·ḏāh} provides the Judahite ruler’s title in apposition. This structured sequence of construct chains and verb positioning underscores the chronicler’s emphasis on precise regnal chronology.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 18:1
And it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 18:1, 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.18.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.1.W6.S1) and character.