2 Kings 18:23:52 Kgs.18.23.W5TAB
אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ
etmelekh
“with the king of”
- Transliteration
- et-ME-lekh
- Extended
- eht-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
et-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} precedes adoni {אֲדֹנִי | ’ă-dō-nî} and melech {מֶלֶךְ | mē-leḵ}, specifying the object of the challenge.
Root and etymology
Rootm-l-k
“to reign”
In context — 2 Kings 18:23
And now, please make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses if you are able to provide riders for them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ (etmelekh) 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.18.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.23.W5.S1) and character.