2 Kings 18:28:112 Kgs.18.28.W11TAB
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melekh
“king”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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 a-SHUR
- clause
va-ye-da-BER va-yo-MER shim-U de-var-ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD rav-sha-KE va-yik-RA ve-kol-ga-DOL ye-hu-DIT va-ye-da-BER va-yo-MER shim-U de-var-ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
In the construct chain dvar-hammelekh {דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | də-var-ham-me-leḵ}, ‘word’ attaches to ‘king’ to assert royal authority, further qualified by ha-gadol me-lekh {הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ | ha-gā-dōl me-leḵ} and ashur {אַשּֽׁוּר | ’aš-šūr}, naming the Assyrian realm. Rendering these as genitive chains preserves the Hebrew constructs while clarifying clause relationships.
Root and etymology
m-l-km-l-k
“king”
In context — 2 Kings 18:28
Then the chief cupbearer stood and called out in a loud voice in Judean , and he spoke and said, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 18:28, so the Hebrew word מֶ֥לֶךְ (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.18.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.28.W11.S1) and character.