2 Kings 18:21:192 Kgs.18.21.W19TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Egypt
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV
- sentence
a-TA hi-NE va-takh-TA le-KHA al-mi-she-E-net ha-ka-NE ha-ra-TSUTS ha-ZE al-mits-ra-YIM a-SHER yi-sa-MEKH ISH a-LAV u-VA ve-kha-PO u-ne-ka-VA KEN par-O ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM le-khol-ha-bot-khim a-LAV
Exegesis
The adversative ken {כֵּן | ken} ‘thus’ establishes the simile relating Pharaoh melekh-mitsrayim {מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם | me·le·k-miṣ·rā·yim} as equally unreliable to those who trust in him. This structure emphasizes both the fragility of Egypt and the folly of political dependency.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, you have trusted upon the staff of this broken reed; on Egypt, which, if a man leans upon it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:21:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Kings 18:21, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם (melekhmitsrayim) 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.18.21.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.21.W19.S1) and character.