2 Kings 18:28:92 Kgs.18.28.W9TAB
דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
devarhamelekh
“the word of the king”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- deh-vahr-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /dəvar.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
de-var-ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL
- 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
d-b-rd-b-r
“word, speak”
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 18:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 18:28, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (devarhamelekh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.28.W9.S1) and character.