2 Kings 18:15:82 Kgs.18.15.W8TAB
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-ME-lekh
- clause
u-ve-ots-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yit-TEN khiz-ki-YA et-KOL-ha-KE-sef ha-nim-TSA vet-ye-ho-VAH u-ve-ots-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Two coordinated prepositional phrases specify destinations: first, bêṯ YHWH {בֵ֥ית־יְהוָ֑ה | bêṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘house of the LORD,’ and second, û-wə-’ōṣrōṯ bêṯ ha-melekh {וּבְאֹצְרוֹת בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | û-wə-’ōṣrōṯ bêṯ ha-melekh} ‘and in the treasuries of the king’s house.’ English mirrors this coordination to preserve the parallelism between sacred and royal storehouses, highlighting the transfer of resources from both domains.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 18:15
And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 18:15, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (hamelekh) 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.18.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.15.W8.S1) and character.