2 Kings 19:4:102 Kgs.19.4.W10TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר
melekhashur
“the king of Assyria”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-a-SHUR
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-ah-SHOOR
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.ʔaˈʃːuːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Assyria
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-a-SHUR
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV
- clause
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
u-LAI yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ET KAL-div-RE rav-sha-KE a-SHER she-la-KHO ME-lekh-a-SHUR a-do-NAV le-kha-REF e-lo-HIM KHAI ve-ho-KHI-akh bad-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-na-SA-ta te-fi-LA be-AD hash-she-e-RIT han-nim-tsa-A
Exegesis
The relative clause asher shelacho melek-ashur adonav {אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר אֲדֹנָיו | ă-šer še-lā-ḥô mê-leḵ-’ă-šûr ’ă-ḏō-nāv} clarifies the Assyrian commission, while the infinitive lekharef Elohim khay {לְחָרֵף אֱלֹהִים חַי | le-ḥā-rêf ʾĕ-lō-hîm ḥay} conveys intent to blaspheme the living God.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the chief cupbearer whom the king of Assyria, his lord, has sent to reproach the living God, and He will rebuke the words that the LORD your God has heard. So you will lift up a prayer for the remnant that is found.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 19:4, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר (melekhashur) 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.19.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.4.W10.S1) and character.