2 Kings 19:17:42 Kgs.19.17.W4TAB
מַלְכֵ֥י
malkhe
“kings of”
- Transliteration
- mal-KHE
- Extended
- mahl-KHEE
- IPA
- /malˈxeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-KHE
- phraseyour reading level
mal-KHE a-SHUR
- clause
he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
- sentence
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
Exegesis
The construct malchei Ashur {מַלְכֵי אַשּׁוּר | mal-ḵê ʾaš-šûr} groups “kings of Assyria.”
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“king”
In context — 2 Kings 19:17
Truly, LORD , the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word מַלְכֵ֥י (malkhe) 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.19.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.17.W4.S1) and character.