2 Kings 19:1:32 Kgs.19.1.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
hamelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV va-yit-kas ba-SAK va-ya-VO BET Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:1
And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth , and he entered the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 19:1, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.1.W3.S1) and character.