2 Kings 18:10:102 Kgs.18.10.W10TAB
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
HI she-NAT-TE-sha le-ho-SHE-a ME-lekh yis-ra-EL nil-ke-DA shom-RON
- sentence
va-yil-KHU-du-HA mik-TSE sha-LOSH sha-NIM bish-NAT-SHESH le-khiz-ki-YA HI she-NAT-TE-sha le-ho-SHE-a ME-lekh yis-ra-EL nil-ke-DA shom-RON
Root and etymology
מ־ל־ךְ
“king; ruler”
In context — 2 Kings 18:10
And they captured it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah , which was the ninth year of Hoshea , king of Israel, Samaria was captured.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 18:10, 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.18.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.10.W10.S1) and character.