2 Kings 19:5:32 Kgs.19.5.W3TAB
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
hammelekh
“the king”
- Transliteration
- ham-ME-lekh
- Extended
- hahm-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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Word in context
- word
ham-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u a-veh-DE ham-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-a-YA-hu
Exegesis
The phrase avdei hammelekh {עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | ʿaḇdê hammeleḵ} ‘servants of the king’ is a construct chain that identifies the group by their institutional relationship and authority-structure rather than by individuals.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–lamed–kaf
“to rule”
In context — 2 Kings 19:5
So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 19:5, so the Hebrew word הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (hammelekh) 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.19.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.5.W3.S1) and character.