2 Kings 19:10:42 Kgs.19.10.W4TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙
melekhyehuda
“king of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx.jə.huːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of Judah
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- clause
KO to-me-RUN el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR al-yash-shi-a-KHA e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER a-TA bo-TE-akh BO le-MOR
- sentence
KO to-me-RUN el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR al-yash-shi-a-KHA e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER a-TA bo-TE-akh BO le-MOR LO ti-na-TEN ye-ru-sha-LA-yim be-YAD ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el {אֶל־ | ʾel} + Chizqiyahu {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥizqiyyāhû} melek Yehudah {מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה | mēleḵ yəhūdāh} identifies the royal addressee.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:10
Thus you shall say to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, “Do not let your God whom you are trusting deceive you by saying, ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:10, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ (melekhyehuda) 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.19.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.10.W4.S1) and character.