2 Kings 19:32:42 Kgs.19.32.W4TAB
אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ
elmelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- el-ME-lekh
- Extended
- ehl-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈmɛlɛχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS ve-LO-ye-kad-DE-me-NA ma-GEN ve-LO-yish-POKH a-LE-ha so-le-LA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el melekh Ashur {אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר | ʾel me-leḵ ʾǎ-šur} ‘to the king of Assyria’ identifies the addressee. A sequence of four parallel negated clauses—lo yavo, ve-lo yoreh, ve-lo yekaddemenah, ve-lo yishpokh—outlines successive siege actions: entering, shooting, approaching with shield, and pouring siege earthwork.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:32
Therefore, thus says the LORD to the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor approach it with a shield, nor pour out a siege mound against her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ (elmelekh) 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.19.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.32.W4.S1) and character.